Important Takeaways:

• Miami Faces Surge in Dengue Fever That’s Roiling Latin America
• Miami’s role as the gateway to Latin America has also made it the US epicenter of dengue fever.
• Cases of the mosquito-borne illness in Florida have more than doubled this year compared with the same period in 2023, as unsuspecting travelers have carried the virus back from the Caribbean and Southern Hemisphere. Now, authorities are working to keep the disease from infecting the local mosquito population before this summer’s heavy rains turbocharge the risks.

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