The first locally acquired case of dengue fever in Miami-Dade County was confirmed Thursday by the county Health Department.
The Health Department said the person showed symptoms of the illness and lab tests confirmed it was dengue.
The person has fully recovered from the symptoms, the health department said.
Officials with the Miami-Dade Health Department will be holding a news conference Thursday to further discuss the case.
The news comes just three months after the first case of dengue was reported in Broward County. In that case, the patient also fully recovered.
Dengue fever is a flu-like illness spread by the bite of a type of infected mosquito that is common in urban areas in the U.S. and Caribbean.
More than 100 million cases of dengue are reported each year, though the illness is not spread from person to person. Symptoms run from a fever and rash on infants and young children to severe headaches, pain behind the eyes, and muscle and joint pains in older children and adults.
