Case of locally acquired dengue fever confirmed in Broward County

Broward County Health Department and Mosquito Control officials on Monday issued an alert after confirming a human case of locally acquired dengue fever in the county.

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Dengue is a viral disease that is primarily spread to people through bites from infected Aedes species mosquitoes, which are the same mosquitoes that spread Zika and chikungunya viruses, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Symptoms usually begin within two weeks and can last nearly three weeks, including aches and pains, nausea and rashes.

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So far this year, more than 250 cases of locally acquired dengue have been reported throughout the state in at least seven counties, according to the latest Florida Department of Health Arbovirus Surveillance report.

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