Pinellas, Lee Counties Plan Aerial Treatments Amid Increase in Dengue Cases
Pinellas County is collaborating with Lee County Mosquito Control to perform aerial treatments in parts of St. Petersburg and Clearwater to address an increase in dengue cases.
Tampa St. Petersburg, FL, October 21, 2026 —
Pinellas County is collaborating with Lee County Mosquito Control to conduct aerial treatments in parts of St. Petersburg and Clearwater, according to the information provided. The effort is intended to address an increase in dengue cases.
The announcement does not specify when the treatments will take place, how long they are expected to last or which neighborhoods or other areas will be included. It also does not identify the substance or method to be used, or provide details about how the treated areas will be selected.
No case count, comparison period or other figures describing the reported increase were provided. The information also does not identify who will conduct the flights or explain whether additional measures are planned alongside the aerial treatments.
The collaboration involves Pinellas County and Lee County Mosquito Control, with treatment areas described only as parts of St. Petersburg and Clearwater. No further operational details or statements from either organization were included in the available summary.
As a result, the scope and timing of the work, as well as the scale of the increase in dengue cases, remain unspecified in the information provided. The stated purpose of the treatments is to address that increase.
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