While its workers continue battling mosquitoes who can spread dengue fever, Orange County announced Tuesday that two travel-related cases of Oropouche virus have now been detected. The division of county government has daytime and nighttime crews spraying neighborhoods and educating residents about mosquito prevention after the Florida Department of Health in Orange County notified it last week about two cases of dengue in the Lockhart-Rosemont area. “The emergence of Oropouche virus, even though the cases are travel-related, is a cause for concern,” said Steve Harrison, Mosquito Control manager.
“It highlights the interconnectedness of global health and the potential for mosquito-borne diseases to spread in other parts of the world. “We have intensified our efforts to control mosquito populations and prevent the establishment of Oropouche virus, as we did to mitigate the spread of dengue fever. Our goal is to safeguard the health of Orange County residents and visitors.
” The virus is spread to people by infected biting midges (small flies) and some mosquito species. Oropouche often is called “sloth fever” because it’s spread from animals, such as sloths and rodents, to mosquitoes which then infect humans. As with dengue, the Oropouche virus can be passed to humans only through an insect bite.
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