Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
Health Officials Confirm Dengue Fever In Fla.
POSTED: Thursday, July 15, 2010
MIAMI -- Health officials in Miami and Ocala are reporting the first suspected cases of dengue fever, a potentially serious mosquito-borne illness that had once disappeared from the United States.
Dengue fever is a flulike illness spread by the bite of an infected Aedes aegypti mosquito (ay-EE-deez ee-JIP-ty), a common urban mosquito in the U.S. and Caribbean. It's known as breakbone fever because of the intense joint pain suffered in extreme cases.
Health officials say the Miami Beach man who is suspected of contracting the disease has fully recovered. No further information was released Thursday about the case in Ocala.
A recent study revealed five percent of Key West residents show evidence they have been exposed to the virus, but few became ill.
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The Miami Beach man -- who was not identified -- was tentatively diagnosed in early July, hospitalized, treated and has recovered, Conte said. He had not left the county recently, so he must have contracted the illness here and not abroad, Conte said.
More: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/15/1732867/dengue-fever-reported-in-dade.html
Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/15/1732867/dengue-fever-reported-in-dade.html#ixzz0tpIcSWJb
Miami Health Dept. investigating reports of dengue
Posted: Yesterday
DORAL, Fla. (WSVN) -- Officials at the Miami-Dade County Health Department are waiting for test results after a suspected case of dengue fever showed up in the area.
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease, and while it is not spread from person-to-person, the Health Department says there is no vaccine or antidote, only treatment.
A Miami Beach man was recently admitted to the hospital with what is believed to be the first case of dengue fever in the area. Though the disease is very rare in the United States, it is quite common in the tropics, and a total of 39 cases have been confirmed in Monroe County, specifically Key West.
Mosquito Control have been out in the area of 17th Street and Michigan Avenue all day Thursday, where the Miami Beach patient lives, setting up mosquito traps. They have also been warning residents to make sure they have no standing water in their yards.
The Miami-Dade County Health Department held a news conference Thursday afternoon to address concerns. "It's important not to panic," said Lillian Rivera of the Miami-Dade Health Department. "OK? That's number one. There's no panic in this situation, no high level of alert in this situation. We're just doing this on the preventive side."
According to experts, the type of mosquito that carries the disease is active during the day and exists in close proximity with humans. Health officials emphasize that death from dengue is very rare, but they want Miami-Dade residents to be proactive.
The symptoms of dengue fever include the following:
- fever.
-severe headache.
-pain behind the eyes.
-muscle and joint pain.
-rash.
If you experience these symptoms, you should contact your doctor.
http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/21001690971963/
POSTED: Thursday, July 15, 2010
MIAMI -- Health officials in Miami and Ocala are reporting the first suspected cases of dengue fever, a potentially serious mosquito-borne illness that had once disappeared from the United States.
Dengue fever is a flulike illness spread by the bite of an infected Aedes aegypti mosquito (ay-EE-deez ee-JIP-ty), a common urban mosquito in the U.S. and Caribbean. It's known as breakbone fever because of the intense joint pain suffered in extreme cases.
Health officials say the Miami Beach man who is suspected of contracting the disease has fully recovered. No further information was released Thursday about the case in Ocala.
A recent study revealed five percent of Key West residents show evidence they have been exposed to the virus, but few became ill.
http://www.justnews.com/news/24278438/detail.html?
thanks to http://twitter.com/Crof
Edit:
- snip -
The Miami Beach man -- who was not identified -- was tentatively diagnosed in early July, hospitalized, treated and has recovered, Conte said. He had not left the county recently, so he must have contracted the illness here and not abroad, Conte said.
More: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/15/1732867/dengue-fever-reported-in-dade.html
Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/15/1732867/dengue-fever-reported-in-dade.html#ixzz0tpIcSWJb
Miami Health Dept. investigating reports of dengue
Posted: Yesterday
DORAL, Fla. (WSVN) -- Officials at the Miami-Dade County Health Department are waiting for test results after a suspected case of dengue fever showed up in the area.
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease, and while it is not spread from person-to-person, the Health Department says there is no vaccine or antidote, only treatment.
A Miami Beach man was recently admitted to the hospital with what is believed to be the first case of dengue fever in the area. Though the disease is very rare in the United States, it is quite common in the tropics, and a total of 39 cases have been confirmed in Monroe County, specifically Key West.
Mosquito Control have been out in the area of 17th Street and Michigan Avenue all day Thursday, where the Miami Beach patient lives, setting up mosquito traps. They have also been warning residents to make sure they have no standing water in their yards.
The Miami-Dade County Health Department held a news conference Thursday afternoon to address concerns. "It's important not to panic," said Lillian Rivera of the Miami-Dade Health Department. "OK? That's number one. There's no panic in this situation, no high level of alert in this situation. We're just doing this on the preventive side."
According to experts, the type of mosquito that carries the disease is active during the day and exists in close proximity with humans. Health officials emphasize that death from dengue is very rare, but they want Miami-Dade residents to be proactive.
The symptoms of dengue fever include the following:
- fever.
-severe headache.
-pain behind the eyes.
-muscle and joint pain.
-rash.
If you experience these symptoms, you should contact your doctor.
http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/21001690971963/
