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A Deadly Mosquito-Borne Virus Is Surging in Florida. Here’s What to Know.

Florida has recorded 152 locally acquired dengue cases in 2026 and confirmed a death as health officials work to contain the outbreak.

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Dengue fever, transmitted by mosquitoes, is spreading across the United States. Cases are particularly high in Florida, where 152 locally acquired cases have been recorded.

That This is the highest number of dengue cases recorded since 2023, when there were 189 locally acquired cases over the year. According to the Tampa Bay Times, the outbreak has resulted in the death of 80-year-old Tampa resident Gay Small. This is Florida’s first locally acquired dengue death in nearly a hundred years.

State health officials have been tight-lipped about the case, but Small’s family revealed her........

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