Locally Acquired Dengue—Key West, Florida, 2009-2010

On Sep 1, 2009, a New York physician notified the Monroe County Health Department and the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) of a suspected dengue case in a New York state resident whose only recent travel was to Key West FL. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the diagnosis, an...

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Published inJAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 303; no. 24; pp. 2465 - 2468
Main Authors Trout, A, Baracco, G, Rodriguez, M, Barber, J, Leal, A, Radke, E, Weis, K, Stanek, D, Stark, L, Blackmore, C, Gallagher, G, Hunsperger, E, Tomashek, K, Gregory, C, Sauber-Schatz, E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago American Medical Association 23.06.2010
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Dengue fever
Disease control
Epidemics
United States > US
Key West Florida
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Summary:On Sep 1, 2009, a New York physician notified the Monroe County Health Department and the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) of a suspected dengue case in a New York state resident whose only recent travel was to Key West FL. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the diagnosis, and a press release was issued to notify the public and Key West physicians of the potential risk for locally acquired dengue infections. In the next 2 weeks, two dengue infections in Key West residents without recent travel were reported and confirmed. Subsequently, enhanced and active surveillance identified 24 more Key West cases during 2009. On Apr 13, 2010, another Key West dengue case was reported to FDOH, bringing the total to 28. Here, Trout el describe the first three dengue cases reported in 2009 and briefly summarize the 2010 case. They also highlight preliminary findings from the ongoing investigation and outline measures used to mitigate and control the outbreak. A CDC editorial note is included.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598