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Collier County Mosquito Control is warning the public about an increase in Dengue fever cases

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FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2016, file photo, an Aedes aegypti mosquito known to carry the Zika virus, is photographed through a microscope at the Fiocruz institute in Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil. Sometime next year, genetically modified mosquitoes will be released in the Florida Keys in an effort to combat persistent insect-borne diseases such as Dengue fever and the Zika virus. The plan approved Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, by the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District calls for a pilot project in 2021 involving the striped-legged Aedes aegypti mosquito, which is not native to Florida. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

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COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — Collier County Mosquito Control is warning the public about an increase in Dengue fever cases.

They are increasing in Key Largo, and the mosquitoes capable of spreading dengue are in Collier County, too.

The Collier Mosquito Control District closely monitors those mosquitoes, and there are steps homeowners can take to stay safe.

Because of the increase of rain, they ask you to get rid of any standing water on your property!

For more information on Dengue fever, click here.

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Collier County Mosquito Control is warning the public about an increase in Dengue fever cases

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