Los Angeles County reported five cases of locally contracted dengue this year, and Long Beach and Pasadena each had their first cases of locally acquired dengue in late 2023.

San Diego County health officials Sunday reported their first case of locally acquired dengue virus, contracted by an Escondido resident.

Las autoridades está rociando insecticida en el vecindario donde vivía la persona con dengue para atacar a los mosquitos

No additional locally acquired cases have been identified, although there have been at least 49 reported cases of travel-related dengue in the county this year, according to officials.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about one in four people infected with dengue will experience symptoms such as fever, nausea, rashes, aches, and pains.

The county health department is investigating what public health officials suspect is the first ever locally transmitted case of dengue, the tropical disease that has recently seen an uptick in transmission nationwide.

The San Diego County Health Department is investigating the first-ever case of locally acquired dengue fever after an Escondido resident fell ill without a recent history of travel to endemic areas.