Lee County Mosquito Control tracked a spike in mosquito-borne illnesses this year. Travelers returned to Southwest Florida carrying dengue fever and chikungunya after trips abroad. The county logged 16 dengue cases and 11 Chikungunya cases in 2025.
Statewide, Florida documented 409 dengue fever cases and 206 chikungunya cases so far this year, per the Florida Department of Health. Cuba was the source of most infections.
“Florida is definitely kind of a place where we see these imported cases, an awful lot of them this year, actually,” said Jenifer McBride from Lee County Mosquito Control, according to Fox 4 News…