Second locally acquired dengue case confirmed in Manatee County

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - Health officials have confirmed a second locally acquired dengue case in Manatee County.The Florida Department of Health in Manatee County announced the update Friday, one week after WWSB reported the county’s first publicly announced locally acquired dengue case.DOH-Manatee said it is working with county departments and Manatee County Mosquito Control on increased surveillance and prevention efforts. The work includes truck fogging, aerial larviciding and localized inspections for mosquito breeding areas.The department did not identify where either person may have been exposed. It also did not release the patients’ conditions, say whether the cases are connected or provide dates and locations for mosquito-control treatments.Dengue fever case confirmed in Manatee County as cases rise across FloridaManatee County confirms locally acquired dengue caseDengue is spread through the bite of an infected Aedes aegypti mosquito, according to the health department.