Dengue fever outbreak prompts 3 counties to declare states of emergency
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Three Florida counties have declared states of emergency amid the spread of dengue fever in the state. As of Sept. 23, Pasco County, Hillsborough County and Pinellas County have made the declarations due to a…
Florida records first dengue fever death of 2026 amid local outbreak
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Florida recorded its first confirmed dengue fever death of 2026 earlier this month, according to the Florida Department of Health. Gay Small of Hillsborough County died on Sept. 4 — her 80th birthday — from…
Dengue spreads locally in southern state as mosquito-control officials race to contain virus
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Florida mosquito-control agencies are stepping up surveillance, inspections and spraying, as officials expect the number of locally acquired dengue fever cases in Tampa Bay and across the state to rise in the…