Florida: 2020 Dengue

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Source: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/he...5-dca57e509ff8

Case of dengue fever confirmed in the Florida Keys
The Florida Department of Health said the person is being treated and is expected to recover.
Author: Dale Greenstein (WTSP)
Published: 10:53 AM EDT March 10, 2020
Updated: 10:53 AM EDT March 10, 2020

KEY WEST, Fla — With all eyes on the spread of coronavirus, it’s important to remember that other stubborn diseases aren’t taking a vacation.

The Florida Department of Health says a case of dengue fever popped up in the Florida Keys.

“All indications are that this infection was locally acquired,” Alison Kerr told the Miami Herald. She’s a spokeswoman for the FDOH in Monroe County...

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Source: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/loc...243818662.html

Another outbreak in the Florida Keys. County reports 8 new cases of dengue fever
By Gwen Filosa
June 26, 2020 12:49 PM , Updated June 26, 2020 02:58 PM

Eight new cases of dengue fever have been confirmed in the Upper Florida Keys, the state health department said Friday.

The patients received medical attention and are expected to make full recoveries.

This makes 10 reported cases of dengue so far in the Keys this year, according to the Florida Department of Health in Monroe County...

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Source: https://www.clickorlando.com/news/fl...-florida-keys/

11th case of dengue fever confirmed in Florida Keys
Latest patient expected to make complete recovery
Associated Press
Published: July 8, 2020, 7:49 am

KEY LARGO, Fla. – An 11th case of the mosquito-borned dengue fever has been confirmed in the Florida Keys, health officials said.

So far, all 11 cases have been in Key Largo, including eight cases the last week of June, the Florida Department of Health officials said Tuesday.

Officials are “currently conducting epidemiological studies to determine the origin and extent of these infections,” Florida Keys spokeswoman Alison Kerr told the Miami Herald...

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Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-infected.html

Florida Keys sees its first outbreak of Dengue Fever in 10 years as health department confirms 16 people have been infected

More than a dozen cases of dengue fever have been reported in the Florida Keys
Dengue-carrying mosquitoes primarily feed on humans and rarely travel more than 200 yards away from their breeding habitat near homes
Symptoms typically start with severe, flu-like symptoms, headache or muscle and joint pain, and the disease is potentially deadly
The health department say that no one in the Keys has died from Dengue this year and all those who contracted it are expected to make a full recovery

By James Gordon For Dailymail.com
Published: 20:23 EDT, 19 July 2020 | Updated: 01:15 EDT, 20 July 2020

Sixteen cases of Dengue fever have been confirmed in the Florida Keys, according to health officials.

The first infection was documented in March of this year but since that time a further 15 people have been infected, mainly in June.

It's the first outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease in 10 years...

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Source: https://www.vaxbeforetravel.com/key-...engue-hot-spot

Key Largo Becomes Florida’s Dengue Hot-Spot
Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD
July 23, 2020

The Florida Department of Health (DOH) recently issued a mosquito-borne illness alert following the detection of locally-acquired dengue fever cases in Monroe County, the jurisdiction that includes the Florida Keys in South Florida.

Dr. Tom Morrison, of Mariners and Fishermen’s hospitals and Advanced Urgent Care in Key Largo, said ‘Monroe County saw its first case of dengue early in the year at MM 99, bayside, in Key Largo. The individual was an isolated case and made a full recovery.’

‘We started to see more cases in June from Harry Harris to MM 106,’ reported KeysWeekly on July 16, 2020.

Separately, there have been 29 cases of dengue fever reported in individuals with travel history to a dengue-endemic area in the 2-weeks prior to onset.

The Florida counties reporting these travel-related dengue cases are Brevard, Broward (5), Clay, Collier, Duval, Franklin, Hillsborough (3), Miami-Dade (11), Orange, Palm Beach, Sarasota, Seminole, and St. Lucie...

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Source: https://miami.cbslocal.com/2020/08/0...s-total-to-26/

Four New Cases Of Dengue Fever In Florida Keys, Brings Total To 26
August 4, 2020 at 8:38 am

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Four new cases of Dengue fever have been confirmed in Monroe County.

Officials said all indications show these infections were locally acquired. The affected individuals have received medical treatment and are expected to make a full recovery.

There are now a total of 26 confirmed cases of Dengue in Monroe County.

The Department of Health in Monroe and the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District are working to continue surveillance and prevention efforts including increasing mosquito control activities in the Key Largo (Upper Keys) area...

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Source: https://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/post/a...-total-37-year

Antibody Testing Reveals More Keys Dengue Cases, Bringing Total To 37 This Year
By Nancy Klingener • 8 hours ago
Originally published on August 8, 2020 5:46 pm

Antibody testing in the Key Largo area has identified another 11 cases of dengue fever, bringing the total this year to 37.

The cases had onset dates from April 30 to July 10, according to the local office of the state Department of Health.

The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District has increased efforts in the Key Largo area. Health officials say local residents should be especially careful to limit their exposure to the mosquitoes that can carry the disease.

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Source: https://miami.cbslocal.com/2020/08/1...med-key-largo/

Five Additional Cases Of Dengue Fever Confirmed In Key Largo Area
August 11, 2020 at 9:32 am

KEY LARGO (CBSMiami) – The state’s health department, while working to better understand the extent of the Dengue fever outbreak in Monroe County, found an additional five confirmed cases.

The cases, all in the Key Largo area, were discovered through antibody testing.

“These cases had onset dates during the month of June 2020. When these cases were identified previously as persons of interest, the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District was notified, and appropriate mosquito control measures were conducted immediately,” the health department said in a statement.

These five additional cases of Dengue brings the county’s total so far this year to 42 cases...

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Source: https://keysweekly.com/42/five-addit...al-to-over-40/


Eight additional dengue cases brings total to over 40
By Jim McCarthy -
August 14, 2020

Five additional cases of dengue were confirmed on Aug. 10 and three more on Aug. 13, bringing the total number infected to more than 40 since the outbreak began in mid-June, when a mosquito-borne illness advisory went into effect on June 19.

At that time, there were just two confirmed cases of dengue. Forty-five cases have been confirmed to the Florida Health Department since then.

As health officials continue to assess the outbreak, the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District continues its intense mosquito control activities from Key Largo to Tavernier. The spraying continues while staff goes door-to-door to check for standing water — a prime breeding spot for mosquitoes that carry the disease...

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Source: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/loc...245064495.html

To combat disease-spreading mosquitoes in the Keys, leaders vote to unleash lab bugs
By David Goodhue
August 19, 2020 05:45 AM , Updated 3 hours 42 minutes ago

Florida Keys officials have voted to allow the experimental release of millions of genetically modified mosquitoes into a yet-to-be-decided area of the island chain.

The trial’s aim is to significantly reduce or eliminate the local population of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which are known to spread deadly diseases like Zika, chikungunya and dengue fever.

The five member board of the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District voted 4-1 during an online meeting Tuesday to allow international biotechnology company Oxitec to release the bugs...

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Source: https://keysnews.com/article/story/d...-rise-in-keys/

Dengue cases on rise in Keys
by DANIEL KELLY Key West CitizenAugust 19, 2020

The number of cases of dengue fever in Monroe County has risen to 47 with two more cases reported Tuesday, according to the Florida Department of Health in Monroe County...

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Florida Arbovirus Surveillance Week 35: August 23-29, 2020

Dengue Fever Cases Acquired in Florida:

One case of locally acquired dengue fever was reported in Monroe County this week. This case was identified through retrospective case finding efforts to better characterize activity early in the outbreak. In 2020, 54 cases of locally acquired dengue fever have been reported.

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• Miami-Dade Has Second Case Of Dengue Fever
  
  09 23 2020
  
  MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The state’s health department has confirmed another case of Dengue fever in Miami-Dade.
  
  It’s the second case in the county this year.
  
  Dengue is spread, mostly by the aedes aegypti mosquito. It’s the kind that loves to hang out along-side humans.
  
  
  Miami-Dade Has Second Case Of Dengue Fever – CBS Miami
  https://miami.cbslocal.com
  The state's health department has confirmed another case of Dengue fever in Miami-Dade.

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September 17, 2020

Monroe County, FL—The Florida Department of Health in Monroe County (DOH-Monroe) has received laboratory confirmation of one additional case of Dengue fever.

All indications of this infection show that it was locally acquired. This individual received medical treatment and is expected to make a full recovery. DOH-Monroe and Florida Keys Mosquito Control District (FKMCD) are working closely to continue surveillance and prevention efforts. FKMCD is assisting with these investigations and continue to intensifying mosquito control activities in the Key Largo (Upper Keys) Area. There are now 56 confirmed cases of Dengue this year in Monroe County. DOH-Monroe and the Division of Disease Control and Health Protection continue to conduct epidemiological studies to determine the origin and extent of these infections.