Tag: dengue americas

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  February 06, 2019 - by Alison

  Dengue trends in the Caribbean and the Americas during 2018

  The dengue trends across the Caribbean this year have PAHO expressing concern for the region, but looking back at the Americas during 2018, there was mixed news on dengue. The region reported 6,418 suspected dengue cases in 2018, down from the 7,460 in 2017. However,…

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  July 03, 2018 - by Alison

  Dengue in the USA: Avoiding larger outbreaks and the wider spread of vector-borne disease

  Dengue in the USA is mainly confined to its overseas territories, Puerto Rico and American Samoa in particular. The US mainland does, however, occasionally experience dengue outbreaks in its more subtropical parts – including Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. What more needs to be…

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