New York and Florida Lead Dengue Case Confirmations in 2024

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently highlighted two gateway cities as the unfortunate leaders in this year's dengue outbreaks.

According to New York City Health, travel-related dengue cases have increased among residents in recent years. As of May 21, 2024, the CDC confirmed 114 cases.

And the Florida Department of Health recently confirmed 173 travel-associated dengue cases, mainly by visitors from Brazil and Cuba, and 7 cases of locally acquired dengue were reported from two counties (Miami-Dade, Pasco).

In 2023, Florida reported 609 travel-associated dengue cases, and 186 people locally contracted dengue from the bites of infected mosquitoes.

Throughout the Americas, 7,327,521 suspected cases of dengue (an increase of 243% from 2023) and over 1,700 deaths have been registered in 2024.

While dengue is a vaccine-preventable disease, vaccinations are not generally offered in the U.S.