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Dengue can also be transmitted via infected blood products and through organ donation. [21] [22] In countries such as Singapore, where dengue is endemic, the risk is estimated to be between 1.6 and 6 per 10,000 transfusions. [23] Vertical transmission (from mother to child) during pregnancy or at birth has been reported. [24]
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 ...
A Dengue fever outbreak in the Indian state of Kerala in May and June 2017 had caused 6808 confirmed infections and 13 deaths by June 16. [102] In Sri Lanka, there were 180,000 reported cases in 2017. [103] The majority of cases being reported from the Western province. The highest numbers of dengue cases were reported during the 20 week of ...
Reported cases of dengue in the Americas nearly tripled to a record high of over 12.6 million this year, including 21,000 severe cases and over 7,700 deaths, the Pan American Health Organization ...
The U.S. territory has reported more than 4,900 cases and at least nine deaths so far this year. Victims include a 17-year-old girl and a 31-year-old woman. The cases in Puerto Rico nearly quadrupled from last year, according to government data. Lydia Platón, a 55-year-old English professor at the University of Puerto Rico, got dengue in October.
Over the last twenty years, there has been a geographic spread of the disease. Dengue incidence rates have risen sharply within urban areas which have recently become endemic hot spots for the disease. [57] The recent spread of Dengue can also be attributed to rapid population growth, increased coagulation in urban areas, and global travel.
The Hawaii Department of Health today confirmed another travel-related dengue case on Oahu, bringing the total number in the state to 13 so far this year. The latest case comes two months after ...
The Hawaii Department of Health has confirmed another travel-related dengue case on Oahu, bringing the total so far this year to 11. The 11th case comes about a week after was reported in Hana, Maui.