Florida officials expand dengue fever alert as cases rise

A rise in dengue fever cases has prompted Florida officials to issue another health alert for the mosquito-borne illness — which has so far infected at least 10 people across the state.

The state’s Department of Health has now placed Broward County, which includes Fort Lauderdale, under an illness alert.

The county is the second after Miami-Dade to be warned about the spread of the viral infection.

Two cases of locally contracted dengue have been discovered in Broward County this year, according to the department’s latest surveillance report. In total, officials know of 10 cases of the virus that were locally transmitted within the Sunshine State.