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CDC says 392 cases of Dengue were reported for the year so far in the state, along with different county-level dataSeveral Florida counties recently <a href="https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blteea73b27b731f985/blt6ef49cac24b9dee0/Dengue%20Declaration%20of%20Emergency%20-%2009-24-26%20(PDF)" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">declared</a> a state of local emergency in response to a spate of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/dengue-fever" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">dengue fever</a> infections.Hillsborough county, Florida, officials made the declaration on 24 September as health authorities recorded 134 confirmed cases of dengue fever, which is a mosquito-borne sickness typically found in countries outside the US. Officials said that the spread of the illness poses “an immediate and widespread threat to the public health, safety, and welfare of the residents and visitors of Hillsborough county”. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/28/dengue-fever-cases-florida-counties" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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