An important finding as Florida and the Tampa Bay area deal with a locally transmitted dengue fever outbreak. Researchers with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) used an app to track mosquito bites in a part of Indian River County. They found that a type of mosquito that spreads dengue was more common in a suburban area than they assumed. Items collecting standing water may be the reason. We speak with Professor Panpim Thongsripong at the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory. 

<p>An important finding as Florida and the Tampa Bay area deal with a locally transmitted dengue fever outbreak. Researchers with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) used an app to track mosquito bites in a part of Indian River County. They found that a type of mosquito that spreads dengue was more common in a suburban area than they assumed. Items collecting standing water may be the reason. We speak with Professor Panpim Thongsripong at the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory.&nbsp;</p>

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Tracking Dengue In The Backyard - Panpim Thongsripong UF IFAS

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