‘They’re deadly’: Orange County residents avoid going out without repellent as county sprays for mosquitoes

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County is taking its fight against mosquitoes to the skies after reporting five locally acquired cases of dengue fever, a mosquito-borne virus that can cause severe illness.

The county plans to conduct aerial mosquito spraying in targeted areas of Apopka and Pine Hills in an effort to reduce the mosquito population.

For some South Apopka residents, the relief cannot come soon enough…

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