No US case for 50 years - that's significant. Now cases are being reported in Key West. The way goods and people travel without being well checked for what insects they might be carrying may mean that in conjunction with climate change Dengue Fever, Yellow Fever and Malaria may again be a scourge in the southern US that they were 1800s and early 1900s.
Denge fever reappears in Key West
With the first case of the mosquito-borne illness dengue fever reported in the Keys since mid-October, Monroe County health officials are warning Key West residents to take precautions.
The most recent case, reported in a 41-year-old member of the U.S. Navy, was confirmed through lab tests in Miami after the man initially sought treatment from military doctors on April 6.
Officials believe the case was contracted locally, as the man reported no out-of-country travel in the past year.
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