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Following the severe thunderstorms and record-breaking rainfall in Deep South Texas last week, Rio Grande Valley residents have been left dealing with the aftermath of flash flooding across the four-county region.
Aside from cleaning up the damage and debris associated with last week’s torrential downpours, people from Brownsville to Roma are dealing with an increased risk of dengue fever and other mosquito-borne illnesses.
Common in tropical and subtropical climates, dengue fever is a viral infection that spreads from mosquitoes to people. In the United States, there were nearly 3,000 cases of dengue fever reported in 2024, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the Valley, nine cases were reported at South Texas Health System facilities alone last year. This year, one case of dengue fever has been reported at an STHS facility to date.
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