Recent rain has given mosquitoes more places to breed in the Tampa Bay area, where dengue cases have been popping up since July.
State surveillance has detected five mosquito pools containing Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that tested positive for dengue in Hillsborough County this month.
The pools are groups of mosquitoes collected and tested together. Aedes aegypti is the species capable of spreading dengue to people. The pools were collected Aug. 6 and 11…