Economic loss to the state by this disease is not easy to quantify, but probably has been considerable. This disease also is associated with wild birds and also is caused by a virus. The disease can be fatal to humans, horses, and exotic birds. There are rarely more than one or two human cases of Eastern Encephalitis per year in Florida. Dengue Dengue is almost unique amongst mosquito-borne viruses in that it uses only humans as a host.
Symptoms can range from mild flu-like illness to severe hemorrhage, shock, and death.
Dengue has been increasing in the Caribbean and South America since the early 1980s. Dengue epidemics had a major impact on the early development of Florida. Epidemics occurred in the 1930s in Miami and Tampa. The Miami epidemic encompassed more than 15,000 cases. Yellow Fever Yellow fever has not been seen in Florida since 1905.