佛罗里达州多个县最近宣布进入地方紧急状态，以应对登革热疫情的爆发。
Several Florida counties recently declared a state of local emergency in response to a spate of dengue fever infections.
9月24日，佛罗里达州希尔斯伯勒县的相关部门宣布进入紧急状态。当地卫生部门报告了134例确诊的登革热病例——这种由蚊子传播的疾病通常发生在美国以外的国家。官员们表示，该疾病的传播对希尔斯伯勒县居民和游客的公共卫生、安全及福祉构成了“迫在眉睫的威胁”。
Hillsborough county, Florida, officials made the declaration on 24 September as health authorities recorded 134 confirmed cases of dengue fever, which is a mosquito-borne sickness typically found in countries outside the US. Officials said that the spread of the illness poses “an immediate and widespread threat to the public health, safety, and welfare of the residents and visitors of Hillsborough county”.
官员们指出，控制这种热带疾病需要采取“立即、积极且持续”的措施，包括喷洒杀虫剂、开展公众教育以及制定应急资源规划。
Controlling the tropical disease – often referred to as breakbone fever because it can cause extreme pain – requires “immediate, aggressive, and continuous” measures such as pesticide application, public education, and emergency resource planning, officials said.
近年来，登革热在美国部分地区变得越来越常见。2023年，加利福尼亚州的朗贝奇和帕萨迪纳首次报告了本地感染的登革热病例。
Dengue cases have become more common in parts of the US. In 2023, Long Beach and Pasadena reported the first ever known locally acquired cases in California.
登革热蚊子已开始在非热带和亚热带地区扩散，甚至蔓延到了英国。伦敦东部的一些家庭中发现了埃及伊蚊（Aedes aegypti）。科学家们警告称，全球变暖可能会加剧与气候相关的疾病。
The spread of dengue mosquitoes outside tropical and subtropical locales has even hit England, with authorities recently announcing that Aedes aegypti had been found in east London homes. Scientists have said that global warming is poised to intensify climate-related diseases.
宣布进入地方紧急状态后，希尔斯伯勒县（县政府所在地为坦帕市）可以申请“所有可用且必要的州级、联邦级及地方级的紧急资金、补助金和财政援助”，以继续开展抗击登革热蚊子的行动。最初的紧急状态措施仅持续一周，但官员们有权延长其有效期。
Declaring a local state of emergency enables Hillsborough county – whose seat is the city of Tampa – to request “any available and necessary state, federal, and local emergency funds, grants, financial assistance, and mutual aid” in their ongoing fight against mosquitoes carrying dengue. The initial declaration was put into effect for one week, but officials can extend it.
邻近的帕斯科县和皮内拉斯县也因登革热疫情而宣布了类似的紧急状态。
Neighboring Pasco and Pinellas counties have also declared similar states of emergency in relation to dengue reports.
佛罗里达州卫生部门在其最近关于蚊媒病毒的报告中指出：从9月13日开始的六天内，该州共报告了26例与国际旅行相关的登革热病例。截至2026年，佛罗里达州已累计报告了212例与旅行相关的登革热病例。
The Florida department of health said in its recent report on mosquito-transmitted viruses that there were 26 cases of international travel-linked dengue reported in the state during a six-day period beginning on 13 September. There have been a total of 212 known travel-related cases in Florida reported so far in 2026.
在同一时期，佛罗里达州还报告了38例本地感染的登革热病例。根据该州卫生部门的数据，这些病例属于全州范围内共190例本地感染的登革热病例中的其中一部分。
Over the same period, there were 38 locally contracted dengue cases reported in Florida. They were among 190 cases of locally acquired dengue across Florida, the state’s health department said.
美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）的数据略有不同：截至周一，CDC统计显示佛罗里达州今年共报告了392例登革热病例，各县的统计数据也有所不同。
Numbers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) differ slightly. As of Monday, the CDC noted 392 cases of dengue had been reported overall in Florida for the year so far, along with different county-level data.
登革热是通过某些蚊子（主要是埃及伊蚊和白纹伊蚊）的叮咬传播的。这两种蚊子在佛罗里达州均有分布。
Dengue is contracted through the bite of some mosquito species, largely Aedes aegypti, as well as Aedes albopictus. Both species are present in Florida.
感染登革热的症状通常在蚊子叮咬后3天至2周内出现，包括“突然发高烧、剧烈头痛、眼痛、肌肉和关节疼痛……以及出血”。佛罗里达州卫生部门还表示，部分患者可能会出现呕吐和腹泻等胃肠道症状。
Symptoms show up between three days and two weeks after a bite from an infected mosquito. Among the symptoms are “sudden onset of fever, severe headache, eye pain, muscle and joint pain … and bleeding. Gastrointestinal symptoms like vomiting and diarrhea may also be present in some cases,” Florida’s state health department said.
这些症状通常会持续4天到1周。该州卫生部门强调，一种较为罕见的登革热类型——登革出血热——若未得到及时治疗，可能会危及生命。
The symptoms typically span four days to one week. A rarer form of the illness called dengue hemorrhagic fever can be fatal without the administration of proper supportive care, the state health department said.
据当地媒体Bay News 9报道，希尔斯伯勒县当局对未来几周登革热感染病例的数量可能会下降持乐观态度，因为最近该县的“蚊子检测样本”均未检测出阳性结果。
Hillsborough county authorities have expressed optimism that dengue infections might slow down in the coming weeks, with zero “mosquito test pools” testing positive recently, according to the local Bay News 9 outlet.