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However, a dengue vaccine is available in the U.S. and is FDA approved for children between ages 9 and 16 who have a laboratory-confirmed previous dengue virus infection and who live in areas ...
Puerto Rico has declared a state of emergency, the U.S. has reported more travel-related cases than would typically be expected (745 according to the CDC) and local transmissions are cropping up ...
Dengue is not transmitted person to person but from person to mosquito to person to mosquito to person. Anyone traveling that got infected elsewhere can return to their hometown infectious.
Mosquitoes in other genera can transmit different diseases, such as yellow fever and dengue for species in the genus Aedes. The genus Aedes has over 950 species. [1] Since breeding and biting habit differ considerably between species, species identification is important for control programmes.
The mosquito-borne virus has a long history in warm climates but is now also emerging in regions where it had been generally unheard of—such as in Europe and parts of the U.S.
Mosquito-borne illnesses are on the rise in the U.S. Here's how you can protect yourself from the 4 most common, including West Nile virus and dengue.
In Puerto Rico, at least 1,498 people have caught dengue from mosquitoes, prompting the local government to declare a public health emergency. And 745 U.S. travelers have been infected, the CDC notes.
Dengue Fever, which was almost exclusively found in Europe, has made its way to the United States. The Mayo Clinic states it "is a mosquito-borne illness that occurs in tropical and subtropical ...