Pasco County mosquito control ramps up efforts as dengue cases rise and industry mourns a pilot

The Pasco County Mosquito Control District is reviewing its safety measures and increasing its efforts to protect the public in response to the regional health crisis related to dengue and a recent helicopter crash in Manatee County.During Tuesday's board meeting with the Pasco County Mosquito Control District, leaders provided an update on the dengue outbreak.Watch Annette Gutierrez's report below: Pasco County mosquito control ramps up efforts as dengue cases rise and industry mourns a pilot"It is concerning. Fortunately, we're prepared. We've got the expertise we certainly have the expertise and the equipment here," Pasco County Mosquito Control District Commissioner Matthew "Skeeter" Abbott said.The latest data from the Florida Department of Health shows 368 dengue cases statewide including 310 in Hillsborough County, 37 in Pinellas County and four in Pasco County.Pasco County Mosquito Control District Executive Director Adriane Rogers says as soon as the local cases began, the d