Florida's Dengue Death Highlights Local Mosquito-Borne Outbreak

Gay Small, an 80-year-old woman from Tampa, died on Sept. 4 at Tampa General Hospital from dengue fever—Florida's first dengue-related fatality in nearly a century—as locally transmitted cases rise in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties. Health officials urge residents to use insect repellent, drain standing water, and wear protective clothing to reduce risk from the mosquitoes that spread dengue.