Recent Discovery: Mosquitoes Carrying Dengue Fever In America And There’s A Global Warning

It has been reported that Mosquitoes are carrying Dengue Fever and the CDC has warned of a global case surge. This is important information and quite scary, the number of cases in the United States is alarming. Puerto Rico is a major port for many cruise ships. They also have the highest rate of people infected with Dengue Fever. I hope there is a warning for passengers or a shutdown of the port which I doubt the government would because it is a major source of income for the poor country. The United States treats Puerto Rico as a second-class country, and the government should be ashamed of itself.

CBS News reported on July 3, 2024

As dengue cases break international records, U.S. health officials are warning doctors to be alert for the mosquito-borne virus, prompting questions about where exactly the disease has been detected.

So far this year there have been three times more cases than at the same point last year in the 50 states — mostly from infections travelers got abroad. Earlier this week, Florida health officials issued a local alert in the Florida Keys after two people were confirmed to have dengue fever. The two cases were locally acquired, which means the people didn’t get sick while traveling.

Dengue remains less common in the continental United States than other parts of the world. The virus is often a leading cause of illness in these areas, primarily in tropical and sub-tropical climates around the world. Almost half of the world’s population live in areas with dengue risk, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Following spikes in cases, the World Health Organization declared an emergency in December, and Puerto Rico declared an epidemic in March. So far this year, there have been nearly 1,500 locally acquired U.S. cases, nearly all of them in Puerto Rico.

Local mosquitos still pose a threat, officials warned in the national health alert, advising doctors to know the symptoms, ask questions about where patients recently traveled and consider ordering dengue tests when appropriate.

“We’ve seen a huge outbreak in Latin America over the last several months. There are parts of the United States that are also at risk, in particular the Gulf Coast, Florida, Texas, also parts of southern California,” said Dr. Céline Gounder, a CBS News medical contributor and editor-at-large for public health at KFF Health News.