Florida: Local dengue tally rises to 38 with seven additional cases reported in Miami-Dade County
The Florida Department of Health reported seven additional locally-acquired dengue fever cases during the week ending September 30.
This brings to total to 38 autochthonous cases year to date. the seven new cases were all reported from Miami-Dade County.
The cases have been reported from the following counties-Broward (3), Hardee, Miami-Dade (33), and Polk.
The majority of cases (29) were serotyped as DENV-3.
State officials say until 2009, there were no reports of dengue acquired in Florida since 1934. In 2009 -2010, an outbreak of dengue was identified in Key West. A total 22 persons were identified with dengue fever in Key West during the summer and fall of 2009. In 2010, 66 cases of locally acquired dengue associated with Key West were reported in Florida with onset dates between March and November 2010.
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There was also a Martin County outbreak in 2013. In 2020, dengue transmission was detected in Key Largo.Â
In 2022, Florida saw 68 locally-transmitted dengue cases from the following counties: Collier, Broward (2), Miami-Dade (64), and Volusia.
