Miami is on high alert for dengue fever after an eleventh person in the city caught the mosquito-borne illness.   

Residents are being urged to protect themselves from the insects by wearing long sleeves when outdoors and spraying insect repellent. 

Officials also advised draining water from their yards and turning over anything holding water such as buckets and plant pots, where mosquitoes like to breed. 

Miami-Dade County officials have issued a high risk health alert after an eleventh person contracted dengue fever (file)

 Miami-Dade County officials have issued a high risk health alert after an eleventh person contracted dengue fever (file)
The Florida Department of Health said none of the cases were related following the outbreak in March, CBS reports. 
 

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