/tags/dengue dengue en-US WLRN Tue, 02 Jul 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health/2024-07-02/dengue-fever-south-florida-keys-mosquitoes-guide Two cases of locally-contracted dengue fever were confirmed by health officials in Monroe County this week. Here’s how health and mosquito control officials say you can better avoid being bitten by potentially disease-carrying mosquitoes. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health/2024-07-02/dengue-fever-south-florida-keys-mosquitoes-guide Julia Cooper /health/2024-06-25/health-officials-tell-u-s-doctors-to-be-alert-for-dengue-as-cases-ramp-up-worldwide The mosquito-borne virus remains less common in the continental United States, but in the 50 states so far this year there have been three times more cases than at the same point last year Tue, 25 Jun 2024 21:00:27 GMT /health/2024-06-25/health-officials-tell-u-s-doctors-to-be-alert-for-dengue-as-cases-ramp-up-worldwide Mike Stobbe | Associated Press /npr-breaking-news/2024-03-27/heres-what-to-know-about-dengue-as-puerto-rico-declares-a-public-health-emergency Most people with dengue will show no signs of infection or experience only mild symptoms, but in rare cases infections can become severe and potentially fatal. Wed, 27 Mar 2024 17:59:10 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2024-03-27/heres-what-to-know-about-dengue-as-puerto-rico-declares-a-public-health-emergency Joe Hernandez /news/2021-04-26/nations-first-trial-of-genetically-modified-mosquitoes-starts-in-florida-keys Boxes containing the eggs of genetically modified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, water and a little food are being placed in six locations in the Lower and Middle Keys this week. It's the first trial of its kind in the United States. Mon, 26 Apr 2021 21:41:28 GMT /news/2021-04-26/nations-first-trial-of-genetically-modified-mosquitoes-starts-in-florida-keys Nancy Klingener /2020-08-27/dengue-in-the-time-of-covid-keys-fighting-on-two-viral-fronts In the Florida Keys, health officials are fighting to stop the spread of COVID-19. But they've also got another fight on their hands. For the second time in a little more than a decade, there's an outbreak of dengue fever on the island chain. Thu, 27 Aug 2020 18:55:34 GMT /2020-08-27/dengue-in-the-time-of-covid-keys-fighting-on-two-viral-fronts Nancy Klingener /show/latin-america-report/2020-03-10/in-coronavirus-storm-latin-america-caribbean-a-sea-of-relative-calm-will-it-last When São Paulo, Brazil, reported Latin America’s first case of the new coronavirus last month, South Florida had reason to worry.São Paulo is Latin… Tue, 10 Mar 2020 09:43:36 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2020-03-10/in-coronavirus-storm-latin-america-caribbean-a-sea-of-relative-calm-will-it-last Tim Padgett