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Palm Beach, Fla.—The Florida Department of Health in Palm Beach County (DOH-Palm Beach) is informing residents of three confirmed cases of locally-acquired dengue fever in 2024. DOH-Palm Beach and Mosquito Control Division of Palm Beach County are coordinating surveillance and prevention efforts by coordinating surveillance and prevention efforts by surveilling and treating the affected area.

Dengue can present as a flu-like illness with severe muscle aches and joint pain, fever, and sometimes a rash. Usually, there are no respiratory symptoms. Symptoms of dengue will appear within 14 days after being bitten by an infected mosquito. Dengue fever is not contagious but is transmitted by the bite of an infected Aedes aegypti mosquito.

DOH-Palm Beach reminds the community to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes by taking these basic precautions.

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The Department continues to conduct statewide surveillance for mosquito-borne illnesses, including West Nile virus infections, Eastern equine encephalitis, St. Louis encephalitis, malaria, chikungunya, and dengue. Residents of Florida are encouraged to report dead birds to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s site.

For more information, visit the Department’s website or view the weekly mosquito-borne illness surveillance reports. If you are experiencing any symptoms, please call DOH-Palm Beach at 561-671-4014.

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