KEY WEST, Fla. -- A health advisory has been issued for Key West after three people were diagnosed with dengue (DEHN'-gay) fever.
Bob Eadie, Administrator of Monroe County Health Department, on Monday said that all three people have since fully recovered. Eadie issued the advisory last week.
In August, a tourist from New York was in Key West and when she returned to home she started experiencing flulike symptoms. He doctor confirmed it was dengue fever. A husband and wife from Key West were also diagnosed with the illness.
There are no indications of infections for September, but health officials are investigating, Eadie said.
"We take this issue very seriously," Susan Smith, Florida Department of Health spokeswoman, said in an e-mail. "We are partnering with the local CHD and encourage the public to remain vigilant in protecting themselves against mosquitoes by using repellent and other preventative methods."
Dengue fever is a flulike illness spread by the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito.
