Florida Faces Decades-high Dengue Surge, With Hundreds Infected

WHO:

NY Post - Florida residents were affected by locally acquired dengue infections.

Fox News Health - Florida’s dengue outbreak involved locally infected people; emergency declarations were issued.

WHAT:

NY Post - Florida was experiencing its largest dengue fever outbreak in decades, with hundreds of locally acquired infections.

NY Post - The locally acquired infections were separate from more than 300 travel-associated dengue cases reported in Florida.

Fox News Health - Florida’s outbreak had reached 485 locally acquired dengue cases, the highest levels in decades.

Fox News Health - Emergency declarations were issued.

WHERE:

NY Post - The outbreak was in Florida.

Fox News Health - Tampa Bay accounted for 95% of Florida’s locally acquired infections.

WHY:

Fox News Health - The articles describe dengue as a mosquito-borne virus.

HOW:

NY Post - The articles distinguish locally acquired infections from travel-associated cases.

Fox News Health - The outbreak’s locally acquired case count reached 485; Tampa Bay accounted for 95% of infections.

(UPDATED November 3, 2026 03:01 UTC)

Florida is facing its largest dengue outbreak in decades, with 485 locally acquired cases. Tampa Bay accounts for 95 percent of infections, prompting emergency declarations. These mosquito-borne infections are separate from more than 300 travel-associated cases.