Health officials have confirmed the first locally acquired case of dengue fever this year in Hillsborough County.

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. ( WWSB) – A Mosquito-Borne Illness Advisory has been issued in Hillsborough County after a ...

The Florida Department of Health issued a mosquito-borne illness advisory after a locally acquired case of dengue fever was ...

Dengue is one of several mosquito-borne illnesses found in Florida. The Florida Department of Health also conducts "statewide ...

Dengue reported in Hillsborough County in Florida The Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County announced Monday, June 24, it had a confirmed human case of locally acquired dengue fever.

Two cases of locally acquired dengue fever – a mosquito-borne illness – have been confirmed in the Florida Keys, the Florida Department of Health in Monroe County announced earlier this week.

Dengue was eliminated in the U.S. decades ago, according to the Florida Department of Health, with no reported cases of dengue acquired in Florida between 1934 and 2009.

A rise in dengue fever cases has prompted Florida officials to issue another health alert for the mosquito-borne illness — which has so far infected at least 10 people across the state.

Dengue fever can present as a flu-like illness with symptoms including “severe muscle aches and joint pain, fever, and sometimes a rash,” according to the Florida Department of Health in ...

“Collier County has not recorded a locally acquired case of dengue fever in over 20 years,” said Kristine Hollingsworth, public information officer with the Florida Department of Health in ...

KEY WEST, Fla. – The Florida Department of Health is warning that mosquitoes in the Keys may carry diseases following the diagnosis of dengue fever in two residents of the upper islands.

HEALTH ALERT ⚠ Officials are warning Hillsborough County residents to take precautions after a locally-acquired case of ...