By Brooke Mallory, OAN Staff
Thursday, July 11, 2024 1:40 PM
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported that about 200 people have been infected with the dengue virus in New York and New Jersey so far this year.
New York has recorded 143 cases and New Jersey has recorded 41.
The CDC also emphasized that dengue infections are usually widespread in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.
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More than 2,500 Americans have been infected with the virus so far this year, nearly five times as many as during the same period last year. The majority of cases are currently in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated U.S. territory, where there are more than 1,700 confirmed cases.
In March, the U.S. territory declared a public health emergency.
Health care workers are at increased risk of contracting the dengue virus this year, according to a health notice issued by the CDC last month, which also reported that new dengue cases around the world are at an all-time high.
Viral dengue fever is transmitted by mosquito bites. Fever, pain, nausea, vomiting, and a rash are the most typical symptoms. Symptoms often appear two weeks after an infected mosquito bite and last for two to seven days. Most people recover within a week.
According to the CDC, “the best way to prevent dengue fever is to avoid mosquito bites.”
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