Broward County confirms locally acquired dengue case
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- ued a mosquito-borne illness advisory.
- The Florida Department of Health in Broward County announced the case Monday, Oct.
- 5, saying the infection was acquired locally, meaning the person was infected by a mosquito in Florida rather than while traveling abroad.
- The Florida Department of Health in Broward County and Broward County Mosquito Control are coordinating surveillance, prevention and control efforts, officials said.
- Mosquito control officials have sprayed the area where the case was identified, but authorities have not disclosed the location or released information about the patient.
Health officials in Broward County have confirmed a locally acquired case of dengue fever and issued a mosquito-borne illness advisory.
The Florida Department of Health in Broward County announced the case Monday, Oct. 5, saying the infection was acquired locally, meaning the person was infected by a mosquito in Florida rather than while traveling abroad.
The Florida Department of Health in Broward County and Broward County Mosquito Control are coordinating surveillance, prevention and control efforts, officials said.
Mosquito control officials have sprayed the area where the case was identified, but authorities have not disclosed the location or released information about the patient.
Dengue is transmitted through the bite of infected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. It is not spread directly from person to person.
“Dengue can present as a flu-like illness with severe muscle aches and joint pain, fever, and sometimes a rash,” the Florida Department of Health said in a news release. “Usually, there are no respiratory symptoms.”
Symptoms typically develop within 14 days after a person is bitten by an infected mosquito.
The case comes as Florida continues to report locally acquired dengue infections. According to the state's latest available arbovirus surveillance report, covering Sept. 20-26, 252 locally acquired dengue cases had been reported statewide in 2026.
Hillsborough County accounted for 223 of those cases, followed by Pinellas with 13, Miami-Dade with eight, Orange and Pasco with three each, and Palm Beach and Polk with one each.
As of the Sept. 26 reporting period, Broward County was not among the counties reporting locally acquired cases.
The state report also recorded 20 travel-associated dengue cases among Broward residents in 2026. Statewide, 245 travel-associated cases had been reported.
Health officials are urging residents to take steps to reduce mosquito exposure and eliminate standing water around homes and businesses, where mosquitoes can breed.
Residents experiencing symptoms consistent with dengue, particularly fever accompanied by severe muscle or joint pain, should contact a health care provider.
