Dengue Travel Alert Issued for 27 Countries

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reissued a Global Travel Health Notice on October 15, 2024, regarding Dengue outbreaks reported in 27 countries in the Americas, Africa/Middle East, and Asia/Pacific Islands.

In the Region of the Americas, over 12,076,930 Dengue cases and 7,171 related deaths have been reported this year.

In the United States,  the CDC reported that 50 jurisdictions had reported 6,164 Dengue cases as of October 17, 2024, already exceeding reports from 2023.

For example, the Florida Health Department recently reported over 595 travel-associated and 47 locally acquired Dengue cases throughout the state.

The Texas Department of State Health Services says mosquitoes that transmit Dengue fever are found in Texas, with (78) imported cases reported in 23 counties.

In California, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported eight locally acquired Dengue cases in the San Gabriel Valley this year.

While Dengue is a vaccine-preventable disease, no vaccine is currently available in the U.S.