Cases of dengue fever, a viral infection caused by infected mosquitoes, are surging in the U.S. amid warnings from federal health officials to be alert for the disease. According to the World Health Organization,
Local health officials have issued a dengue fever alert in the Florida Keys after discovering two cases were locally acquired. The Florida Health Department issued the mosquito-borne illness alert in Monroe County,
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.
The alert comes just days after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health advisory warning of an increased risk of dengue infections in the country as cases surge globally. Dengue fever can cause flu-like symptoms “with severe muscle aches and joint pain,