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Florida: Additional local dengue transmission in Miami-Dade County, West Nile virus case in Escambia County

Outbreak News Today Florida health officials reported an additional locally transmitted dengue fever case in Miami-Dade County in the past week, bringing the total indigenous cases to 11 this year to date– Broward (2) and Miami-Dade (9) counties.

Two hundred and four cases with onset in 2023 have been reported in individuals with travel history to a dengue-endemic area in the two weeks prior to onset

In addition, an additional case of human West Nile virus (WNV) was reported in Escambia County in the past week. in 2023 to date, two WNV cases have been reported, both in Escambia County with onset in July.

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