Post by sevenofnine on Sept 19, 2024 11:12:29 GMT -5
Well the weather been dry that reason why
For the first time, L.A. County health officials have identified a cluster of dengue fever cases that are not travel-related. Could we be seeing more of this disease in places it's not usually found. Experts say it's important for residents to protect themselves.
We've grown accustomed to these aggressive ankle-biting insects. But the presence of the Aedes mosquito is giving dengue fever a chance to establish a new home.
"The cluster of locally acquired dengue cases is unprecedented because it has never occurred before in L.A. County or in California, " said Dr. Aiman Halai, Director, Vector-Borne Disease Unit, Acute Communicable Disease Control Program with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Health officials identified three cases between Septembe
abc7.com/post/la-county-sees-cluster-locally-acquired-dengue-fever-people-bitten-local-mosquitoes/15322117/
For the first time, L.A. County health officials have identified a cluster of dengue fever cases that are not travel-related. Could we be seeing more of this disease in places it's not usually found. Experts say it's important for residents to protect themselves.
We've grown accustomed to these aggressive ankle-biting insects. But the presence of the Aedes mosquito is giving dengue fever a chance to establish a new home.
"The cluster of locally acquired dengue cases is unprecedented because it has never occurred before in L.A. County or in California, " said Dr. Aiman Halai, Director, Vector-Borne Disease Unit, Acute Communicable Disease Control Program with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Health officials identified three cases between Septembe
abc7.com/post/la-county-sees-cluster-locally-acquired-dengue-fever-people-bitten-local-mosquitoes/15322117/
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