Florida’s dengue outbreak is now largest in continental US in decades

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October 2, 2026

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NEW YORK (AP) — Florida’s current dengue outbreak appears to be the largest in several decades in the continental United States.

State health officials reported this week that more than 250 locally acquired cases of the mosquito-borne disease have been tallied so far this year.

The vast majority of them were in Hillsborough County, home to Tampa.

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