mosquito-borne illness

Health experts anticipated 214 dengue travel cases brought into the state from other countries. So far, the count is at 859, about four times the predictions. Here’s what that means for the future.

Hernando County announced the state would begin an aerial spraying initiative this weekend to combat high mosquito levels following Hurricane Milton.

The three hurricanes that affected the west Florida region this year created an especially inviting environment for Aedes aegypti.

The Florida Department of Agriculture has contracted a plane to spray pesticide over parts of Orange County after a resident tested positive for West Nile Virus.

Symptoms of dengue fever include a high fever, severe headache, eye pain and muscle and joint pain. It is rarely fatal.

With mosquitoes abundant across the state, some counties have been practicing mitigation strategies against the bugs. Experts discuss the latest on "The Florida Roundup."

Three sentinel chickens recently tested positive for West Nile virus in the county. While mosquitoes tend to be a year-round problem in Florida, heavy rains with flooding tend to increase their presence.

The Peters’s rock agama is reducing the density of Florida’s brown anole lizard population. Mosquitoes love to bite the anoles, but with fewer around, researchers want to know how this will affect humans.

To learn more about mosquito precautions, here's an informative conversation with representatives from the Lee County Mosquito Control District.

In response to the new cases, the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District is increasing its mosquito control tactics in Key Largo and Upper Matecumbe Key.