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Travel-Linked Dengue Cases in U.S. Peaked in 2019

About 20 percent of confirmed or probable travel-linked dengue cases reported during 2010 to 2021 occurred in 2019

Complicated Dengue Relatively Rare in Travelers With Dengue

In recent study, almost all individuals with complicated dengue had warning signs

Low Dengue Incidence in 2020 Due to COVID-19-Related Disruption

Strongest evidence of association with reduced risk for measures related to school closures, reduced time spent in nonresidential areas

Hundreds of millions of genetically modified mosquitoes will be released into the Florida Keys to test if they can help control Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that carry several deadly diseases

Genetically Modified Mosquitoes to Be Released in Florida Keys

The genetically modified mosquitoes produce female offspring that die in the larval stage
Confirmation of an 11th case of dengue fever in the Florida Keys was announced Tuesday by state health officials.

11 Dengue Fever Cases Confirmed in Florida Keys

All 11 cases of the mosquito-borne disease have been in Key Largo
Dengue virus infection is associated with an increased risk for leukemia

Dengue Virus Infection May Increase Risk for Developing Leukemia

Significant link between virus, leukemia risk observed at three to six years after infection
During 2010 to 2017

2010 to 2017 Saw >5,000 Travel-Linked Dengue Virus Cases in U.S.

Distribution of cases equal between men and women; patients had median age of 41 years
The dengue vaccine Dengvaxia has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in the U.S. territories of American Samoa

FDA Approves Dengue Vaccine for Endemic Regions

Vaccine indicated for individuals aged 9 to 16 who have previously had laboratory-confirmed dengue disease
A rapid immunochromatography approach can differentiate dengue virus and Zika virus cases

Immunochromatography Testing Differentiates Dengue, Zika

Serum ZIKV NS1 protein concentrations are 10-fold lower than corresponding DENV NS1 concentrations