Officials in Florida reported dozens of new cases of dengue fever, a virus transmitted by infected mosquitoes, according to a new update from the state health department.
Health officials reported last week that 425 locally acquired cases of the mosquito-borne viral disease have been recorded so far in 2026.
The majority of them were in Hillsborough County, which includes the city of Tampa.
Health officials said the cases, along with 20 mosquito pools, have been reported in 11 counties in the state.
Hillsborough County reported 346 locally transmitted cases. Another Tampa Bay-area county, Pinellas, has reported 51 cases, they added.
The most recent data from the Florida Department of Health reported 57 cases of locally acquired dengue for the week of Oct. 11 to Oct. 17….