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Pinellas County extended its dengue State of Local Emergency through Oct. 15, as the Florida Department of Health's latest weekly report added 36 locally acquired cases in Hillsborough, now 259 since July. Confirmed cases across Pinellas, Pasco and Hillsborough total 282.
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Hillsborough County commissioners on Wednesday, Oct. 7, approved more emergency mosquito-control spending as officials said total response costs are headed past $6 million, while Tampa detailed fines for businesses with standing water. Mosquito-control officials also warned that a wet El Niño winter could prolong mosquito production.
In this episode# Dengue response costs surge past $6M in Hillsborough County
Dengue response: What Tampa Bay 28 found at a West Tampa tire shop
Dengue outbreak spares most of South Florida, but El Niño has experts on alert | WLRN
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State data through Sept. 26 count 252 locally acquired dengue cases in Florida, which the AP says is the most for any state in a calendar year since at least the 1940s. Broward County confirmed its first local case and issued an advisory, and Hillsborough's response has cost about $2.5 million so far.
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# Hillsborough Co. spends $2.5M battling dengue outbreak
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Hillsborough County has extended its dengue emergency through Oct. 8, while experts quoted by ABC News say Florida's 190 locally acquired cases through Sept. 19 likely understate infections. Pinellas and Pasco are also waiving residential tire disposal fees to remove mosquito breeding sites.
In this episodeHillsborough extiende emergencia local por actividad del dengue en mosquitos | WFLA
# As dengue continues to rise in Florida, some are worried about underreporting of cases
Pinellas County waives tire disposal fees to help control mosquitos carrying dengue fever | WUSF
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Pinellas County has extended its dengue emergency to Thursday, October 8. In Hillsborough, low-flying helicopters, some sent by Lee County, are treating neighborhoods for mosquito larvae while nighttime aerial spraying targets adult mosquitoes.
In this episodeResolution 26-83 – Order Extending Local State of Emergency for Mosquito Borne Illness - Pinellas County

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Florida dengue data through Sept. 19 show 190 locally acquired cases across six counties this year, plus 212 travel-associated. A researcher calls local spread clearly elevated. PAHO reports suspected cases across the Americas are down sharply from 2025.
In this episode# Dengue Fever Researcher Talks Florida Outbreak, Health Risks
Dengue Epidemiological Situation in the Region of the Americas - Epidemiological Week 35, 2026 - PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization
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Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas have declared dengue emergencies. We explain the seven-day orders, Seminole County's mosquito-control response, and why CDC totals that include travel-associated infections cannot be read as a count of infections acquired in Florida.
In this episodeHillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties declare states of emergency to battle dengue fever | WUSF
Seminole County ramps up mosquito control amid dengue fever concerns
Florida reports 392 dengue cases in 2026, CDC data show
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