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The latest CDC alert advises health care providers to have increased suspicion of dengue among people with fever, especially if they have recently been in areas with frequent dengue transmission.
The CDC issued an advisory warning doctors and public health authorities to be vigilant as cases of dengue fever rise globally. Dengue is transmitted by the Aedes mosquito, and there is no cure.
The number of dengue cases reported in the Americas exceeded 9.7 million during the period between January 1 and June 24, twice as many as in all of 2023, the CDC said, adding that a higher-than ...
Cases of dengue fever “are likely to increase as global temperatures increase” as the result of climate change as it expands the range for mosquitoes, the CDC warned. About one in four people ...
Mild cases of dengue fever can easily be confused with several common diseases including Influenza, measles, chikungunya, and zika. [61] [62] Dengue, chikungunya and zika share the same mode of transmission (Aedes mosquitoes) and are often endemic in the same regions, so that it is possible to be infected simultaneously by more than one disease ...
The CDC collects and publishes health information for travelers in a comprehensive book, CDC Health Information for International Travel, which is commonly known as the "yellow book." [ 80 ] The book is available online and in print as a new edition every other year and includes current travel health guidelines, vaccine recommendations, and ...
Dengue virus (DENV) is the cause of dengue fever.It is a mosquito-borne, single positive-stranded RNA virus of the family Flaviviridae; genus Flavivirus. [1] [2] Four serotypes of the virus have been found, and a reported fifth has yet to be confirmed, [3] [4] [5] all of which can cause the full spectrum of disease. [1]
The CDC reports there have been 197 cases of dengue in Florida in 2024. Of those, six were acquired locally, and 191 were travel related. CDC issues health alert as dengue cases hit record high.