Miami health officials Friday confirmed the first locally contracted case of dengue fever in the county in more than six decades and called on residents to take measures to fight infection.
About Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever
Encyclopedia section of medindia gives general information about Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever
Encyclopedia section of medindia gives general information about Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever
Health officials said the Miami patient had "fully recovered from this illness," without giving further details.
Officials were working to control the mosquitoes that spread dengue by eliminating standing water, such as in bird baths and abandoned tires, and spraying vacant homes.
The infection, rarely fatal, is carried by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.
Twenty-eight cases of dengue fever were reported in nearby Key West earlier this year, which according to the CDC were the first in the United States -- outside the Texas-Mexican border region -- since 1945.
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Fight against dengue would soon become more efficient, as scientists have successfully conducted an outdoor trial of genetically modified mosquitoes to sabotage the dengue spreaders.
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Doubling of Dengue Fever Cases in Last Decade
That the number of dengue fever cases has more than doubled over the past decade has been reported by the World Health Organization.
That the number of dengue fever cases has more than doubled over the past decade has been reported by the World Health Organization.
