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Dengue response: What Tampa Bay 28 found at a West Tampa tire shop

Katherine Langford
Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 10:49 PM · 1 min read
Dengue response: What Tampa Bay 28 found at a West Tampa tire shop — WFTS ABC Action News Tampa, Larimore Real Estate news
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After months of covering Hillsborough County's dengue outbreak, Tampa Bay 28's Jada Williams followed city leaders from the podium to the places they say are helping drive mosquito control efforts on the ground.The Florida Department of Health says the outbreak has now reached 223 locally-acquired cases in Hillsborough County. It also confirmed one dengue-related death in Tampa.Tampa Bay 28's Williams has covered what Hillsborough County is doing, but Tampa leaders say fighting the mosquito-borne illness requires more than county spraying operations and code enforcement. They say residents, businesses and government agencies all share responsibility for eliminating mosquito breeding grounds.Tampa Bay 28 has been covering the dengue outbreak since the beginning, tracking the response from Hillsborough County, the Florida Department of Health and local governments.At a Wednesday City of Tampa news conference, Mayor Jane Castor and Neighborhood Enhancement Director Susan Wenrick detailed

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