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California has reported its first locally acquired case of dengue, a mosquito-borne virus typically associated with tropical environments—part of a trend that has seen the...

Dengue virus, also known as 'break-bone fever' because of the pain, is spread to humans through an infected mosquito bite.

A California health department has confirmed its first locally-acquired case of dengue virus in one of its residents.

It's the first known case in California to occur in a person who hadn't recently traveled.

Record rainfall in the state has driven local mosquito populations to four times their average.

Pasadena health officials Friday reported what they call an "extremely rare" case of local transmission of the mosquito-borne dengue virus.

A rare mosquito-born virus has been discovered in Pasadena, California, according to the Pasadena Public Health Department.

The Pasadena Public Health Department on Friday confirmed a case of dengue in a Pasadena resident.

Record rainfall in the state has driven local mosquito populations to four times their average.

Pasadena public health officials confirmed the first case of dengue, a mosquito-borne illness, in California on Friday. Officials say that it is an extremely rare case that was locally transmitted and is not associated with international travel. Dengue is a viral infection that is contracted through bites from infected Aedes mosquitoes. The virus is typically […]