50 Cases of Breakbone Fever (Dengue Fever) in Wilmington, Oct. 18, 1922

Wilmington—Fifty cases of breakbone fever or dengue have been reported by physicians here, the city health officer announced. Little fear of an epidemic is expressed.

From The Davie Record, Mocksville, N.C., Oct. 18, 1922. Dengue is spread by mosquitoes.