Dengue - Global situation - World Health Organization (WHO)
May 30, 2024 · Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease caused by the dengue virus, with the potential to cause a serious public health impact. Dengue infections are the most common vector-borne viral infections worldwide, particularly impacting tropical and subtropical countries. DENV has the potential to cause epidemics resulting in high morbidity and ...
CDC warns a surge in global dengue cases is raising risk in US
Jun 25, 2024 · A surge in dengue cases globally is raising the risk that people could catch the disease in the US. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning to doctors Tuesday to be on...
What you need to know about the latest outbreak of dengue fever
Apr 12, 2024 · Roughly 4.7 million people have been infected with dengue fever so far in 2024, an explosion of cases centered in Latin America and the Caribbean that experts warn could grow. “We’re seeing a ...
Maps show dengue fever risk areas as CDC warns of global ... - CBS News
Jul 3, 2024 · Where exactly are cases of dengue fever being detected? What to know after U.S. health officials warned doctors to be alert for the mosquito-borne virus.
Current Dengue Outbreak | Dengue | CDC - Centers for Disease …
Nov 7, 2024 · Dengue viruses are spread by the bites of infected Aedes species mosquitoes. In the United States, public health authorities in Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands have declared dengue outbreaks. Local transmission of dengue has also been reported in 2024 in multiple counties in Florida and California.
California Dengue Cases Prompt Swift Response From Public …
1 day ago · Across California, public health and pest control authorities are facing a new reality as the Aedes mosquitoes bring the threat of dengue and potentially other tropical diseases, such as chikungunya, Zika, and yellow fever, that were once of concern only to international travelers. So far this year, authorities have identified at least 13 cases ...
Increased Risk of Dengue Virus Infections in the United States
Jun 25, 2024 · Dengue cases resurged globally after the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2023, more than 4.6 million cases and 4000 deaths were reported in the Americas region. As of June 24, 2024, more than 9.7 million dengue cases have been reported in the Americas, twice as many as in all of 2023 (4.6 million cases).
Dengue fever, once confined to the tropics, now threatens ... - NBC News
May 28, 2024 · Dengue fever, once confined to the tropics, now threatens the U.S. Climate change is expanding the habitat of the mosquitoes that carry the disease, allowing them to spread further north. Get...
U.S. is seeing increased risk of dengue infections, health ... - NPR
Jun 26, 2024 · The CDC warns of increased risk of dengue in the U.S. This been a record-breaking year for cases of this mosquito-borne virus in Central and South America, with more than 9 million cases reported.
Dengue - Global situation - World Health Organization (WHO)
Dec 21, 2023 · In 2023, 171 991 dengue cases have been reported in countries in the region and 753 deaths. Evidence of dengue circulation has been detected in local populations and/or among travelers returning from more than 30 African countries.