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There have been above-average numbers in Florida of travel-related cases of the mosquito-borne disease dengue. Now, control groups are working to make sure the disease doesn’t become endemic.

In January, the county launched a program designed to lower the mosquito population by sterilizing male mosquitos with low dose X-rays, rendering them infertile.

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.

Anyone with COVID-19 during the summer has some, but not full, protection against germs spreading in fall and winter. Infectious disease experts recommend what shots to get now.

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."

Ground-based spraying nearly doubled in the county's targeted approach; though a dry summer helped mitigate costs, an official says.