Hillsborough extends dengue state of local emergency through Nov. 12
County Administrator Bonnie Wise signed the order so mosquito crews can keep stepping up air and ground treatments.
TAMPA - Hillsborough County has extended its state of local emergency for dengue fever through Nov. 12, County Administrator Bonnie Wise said in a Nov. 5 newsroom release.
Wise signed an executive order under the county's Emergency Management Ordinance and Chapter 252 of the Florida Statutes. A state of local emergency lasts only seven days unless it is rescinded or extended. The declaration lets the administrator and emergency managers act quickly on health and safety and opens a path to reimbursement of certain expenses, the county said.
Mosquito Management is increasing air and ground treatments because county surveillance shows dengue virus activity in mosquitoes in many neighborhoods, according to the release. The county is working with the Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County on education and treatment.
Residents are urged to eliminate standing water after recent heavy rains and to sign up for notices of localized aerial treatments. Mosquito Management can be reached at (813) 635-5400. The release does not list case counts, named neighborhoods or a treatment schedule.
Source: Hillsborough County newsroom, Nov. 5, 2026: "Dengue Fever Prompts Hillsborough to Extend State of Local Emergency - November 5, 2026" (read ~5:25 a.m. EST Nov. 6); Hillsborough County Stay Safe.