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Orange County is buzzing with higher levels of mosquito activity. County experts say the booming population came after Hurricane Ian.
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Both the Orange County Health Department and Mosquito Control recommend residents and guests wear bug spray to avoid an infection.
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Boxes containing the eggs of genetically modified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, water and a little food are being placed in six locations in the Lower and Middle Keys this week.
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Genetically modified mosquitoes will be released in 130 spots along the Keys.
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The county is under a mosquito-borne illness alert.
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The number of people who got sick in the United States from an infected mosquito, tick, or flea tripled between 2004 and 2016.
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A case of dengue fever in Miami-Dade County is the first contracted from within the state.
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Common anti-parasite medicine used in household pets could be re-purposed to curb outbreaks in humans. It works by killing the mosquitoes that infect people with diseases.
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The number of tick, mosquito, and flea-borne illnesses tripled in the United States over the past decade. Most local cases were travel-related.
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Last year, most of Florida’s Zika cases were travel-related. Officials are warning people visiting high-risk countries to take necessary precautions.