Florida locally acquired dengue cases rise to 30

NewsDesk @bactiman63 

The Florida Department of Health reported three extra autochthonous dengue fever cases in Miami-Dade County, bringing the state complete to 30 in 2022.

Miami-Dade County accounts for 29 of the cases and Collier County has reported one case.

One case was reported in a non-Florida resident. Twenty-six of the cases have been serotyped by PCR. Serotypes reported had been DENV-3 (25) and DENV-2.

Travel related dengue cases in Florida have risen to 572–Counties reporting cases had been: Brevard (2), Broward (34), Collier (7), Duval (7), Escambia (2), Flagler, Hendry, Hernando (2), Hillsborough (53), Lee (22), Leon, Manatee (2), Martin (2), Miami-Dade (379), Monroe (3), Orange (6), Osceola, Palm Beach (19), Pasco, Pinellas (7), Polk (8), Sarasota (4), St. Johns, St. Lucie (5), and Volusia (2). Six cases had been reported in non-Florida residents.

Six cases met the standards for extreme dengue (dengue shock syndrome [DSS] or dengue hemorrhagic fever [DHF]).