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Cases of nan mosquito-borne unwellness Dengue Fever are popping up successful Florida’s Tampa Bay region weeks aft Hurricane Milton near opinionated h2o crossed nan state.
Mosquitoes breed by laying eggs successful aliases adjacent opinionated water, and back-to-back hurricanes Milton and Helene near rivers flooded and opinionated h2o astir west-central Florida.
Since Milton’s Oct. 9 landfall, nan Hillsborough County Department of Health has confirmed 4 cases of locally acquired Dengue Fever.
In response, Hillsborough County Public Works continues pumping floodwater retired of communities, and nan region Mosquito Management squad is moving to forestall nan dispersed done aerial spraying.
University of South Florida infectious illness professor Dr. John Sinnott told FOX 13 Tampa Bay that mosquitoes pinch Dengue usually enactment adjacent to their breeding grounds.
“The mosquitoes that dispersed Dengue only person a scope of astir 200 yards, truthful they’re going to enactment astir nan personification that’s sick,” Sinnott said. “These mosquitoes don’t spell flying disconnected for 2 aliases 3 miles aliases localized wrong a mates of shot fields. They usually enactment successful 1 place.”
More than 50 cases of Dengue Fever person been confirmed successful Florida.
Health officials are besides encouraging residents to drain aliases screen opinionated water. According to nan Department of Health, conscionable a tablespoonful of h2o near retired for a week is capable for mosquitoes to multiply.
Sinnott said Dengue symptoms usually commencement pinch a headache.
“Then your joints commencement hurting, starting pinch nan weight-bearing joints, nan knees,” Synnott said. “I’ve seen patients pinch this, and their symptom is remarkable.”
Neighboring Polk County has issued a wellness advisory astir an summation successful mosquito-borne illness aft respective chickens tested affirmative for West Nile virus. Polk County Mosquito Control is conducting aerial spraying.
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