Dengue Is Surging in Florida—and It’s Claimed Its First Life in Nearly 100 Years
A dangerous viral disease spread by mosquitoes is making inroads into the United States—and it’s now claimed the life of a Florida woman. Officials with the Florida Department of Health confirmed the dengue-related death of a Hillsborough County resident, the Tampa Bay Times reported over the weekend. The resident, identified by her family as 80-year-old Gay Small, died earlier this month.
- ▪A dangerous viral disease spread by mosquitoes is making inroads into the United States—and it’s now claimed the life of a Florida woman.
- ▪Officials with the Florida Department of Health confirmed the dengue-related death of a Hillsborough County resident, the Tampa Bay Times reported over the weekend.
- ▪The resident, identified by her family as 80-year-old Gay Small, died earlier this month.
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| Publication time | Mon, 21 Sep 2026 15:35:07 +0000 |
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A dangerous viral disease spread by mosquitoes is making inroads into the United States—and it’s now claimed the life of a Florida woman. Officials with the Florida Department of Health confirmed the dengue-related death of a Hillsborough County resident, the Tampa Bay Times reported over the weekend. The resident, identified by her family as 80-year-old Gay Small, died earlier this month. Her death is the first recorded in the state from dengue in nearly a century and comes amidst a surge of cases reported in Florida this year. A seldom-seen death According to her family, Small first started to feel ill in late August. She had developed a tremor, slurred speech, and broken blood vessels around her ankles.
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