Florida Department of Health confirms second locally acquired dengue case in Manatee County

Residents face increased mosquito-borne illness risks that require taking personal protective steps and eliminating standing water around homes to prevent further bites.

• •Health officials confirmed a second locally acquired dengue case in Manatee County on Friday.
• •The announcement follows the county's first publicly announced locally acquired case reported one week prior.
• •DOH-Manatee is collaborating with county departments and Manatee County Mosquito Control on truck fogging, aerial larviciding, and localized breeding area inspections.
• •Health officials did not disclose the patients' conditions, exposure locations, potential connections between cases, or mosquito-control treatment dates and locations.
• •Dengue is transmitted through bites from infected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and does not spread person-to-person.
• •Symptoms of dengue include fever, severe muscle and joint pain, and sometimes a rash, appearing within 15 days of a bite.
• •Residents are advised to wear protective clothing, apply EPA-registered repellent, repair window and door screens, and drain standing water to reduce breeding areas.