As summer ushers in peak mosquito season, health and vector control officials are bracing for the possibility of another year of historic rates of dengue.

With the current conditions – high humidity, frequent rain, and soaring temperatures – ideal for mosquito breeding, the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the primary vector for dengue, is thriving.

About 3,700 new dengue infections were reported last year in the contiguous United States, up from about 2,050 in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. All of last ...

As summer ushers in peak mosquito season , health and vector control officials are bracing for the possibility of another year of historic rates of dengue. And with climate change, the lack of an ...

Occasionally, dengue causes death. MORE: Dengue fever on the rise. What to know about the mosquito-borne illness in Florida California offers a case study in how dengue is spreading in the U.S.

California offers a case study in how dengue is spreading in the U.S. The Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes that transmit dengue weren’t known to be in the state 25 years ago.

As summer ushers in peak mosquito season, health and vector control officials are bracing for the possibility of another year of historic rates of dengue. And with climate change, the lack of an ...