TAMPA, Fla. — The Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County is urging families to add mosquito bite prevention to their Halloween safety plans as locally acquired dengue cases continue to climb across Florida.
According to state surveillance efforts, 485 locally acquired dengue cases have been reported in Florida this year, including 385 in Hillsborough County.
Chelsea Kendrick, epidemiology program manager for FLDOH-Hillsborough, said the mosquitoes that can spread dengue may be active when families are trick-or-treating…