Florida: Miami Reports 1st Locally Acquired Dengue Case Of 2014

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hat tip Michael Coston

Wednesday, July 09, 2014

Florida: Miami Reports 1st Locally Acquired Dengue Case Of 2014





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Although details are scant at this time, and a press conference is promised for 1:30 this afternoon, local media in Miami Florida (and now the local health department) are reporting the first locally acquired case of Dengue in Florida for 2014. First the report, from the local NBC News affiliate, followed by a link to the health department announcment:

Miami-Dade Dengue Fever Case is 1st of 2014

Wednesday, Jul 9, 2014 | Updated 12:11 PM EDT The first locally acquired case of Dengue Fever in Miami-Dade in 2014 has been confirmed, state health officials said Wednesday.

The patient was diagnosed based on symptoms and confirmed by laboratory tests and has fully recovered from the illness, the Florida Department of Health said in a statement.
More details on the case will be given at an afternoon news conference.
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Press Releases
July 9, 2014
First Locally Acquired Case of Dengue Fever in Miami-Dade County in 2014
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MEDIA AVAILABILITY
First Locally Acquired Case of Dengue Fever in Miami-Dade County in 2014
(Miami, July 9, 2014) ? Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County officials received confirmation of the first locally acquired case of Dengue Fever in Miami-Dade County in 2014.
The individual was diagnosed with Dengue Fever based on symptoms and confirmed by laboratory tests. The individual has fully recovered from this illness.
The Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County will hold media availability (information as follows).
Who: Lillian Rivera, RN, MSN, PhD
Administrator
Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County
Edhelene (Gigi) Rico, MPH
Epidemiologist
Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County
Chalmers Vasquez
Mosquito Control Operations Manager
Miami-Dade County Public Works and Waste Management Department
Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Time: 1:30 p.m.
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Up until 2009, Florida had kept dengue at bay for 6 decades. But one (or likely, more than one) infected international travelers arrived in Key West, and the virus seeded into the local mosquito population (see MMWR: Dengue Fever In Key West).

Since then, we?ve seen sporadic locally acquired dengue cases in south Florida(seeFlorida: Dengue Forces Suspension Of Blood Donations In Two Counties), likely due to repeated `reseeding? of the virus among local mosquito populations.

In 2013, Florida recorded 120 imported cases of Dengue (plus 23 locally acquired cases).

So far, in 2014, Florida has reported 24 imported cases of Dengue (see the most recent arbovirus surveillance report).

Posted by Michael Coston at 12:47 PM

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Locally acquired dengue fever confirmed in S Fla (USA)

Miami Herald
Locally acquired dengue fever confirmed in S Fla

The Associated Press

MIAMI -- Health officials say a 50-year-old Miami-Dade County woman is the state's first case of locally acquired dengue fever so far this year.

The Florida Department of Health's administrator in Miami-Dade County said Wednesday that the woman has fully recovered.

The dengue fever virus is transmitted by mosquitoes. Its symptoms include high fevers and severe muscle and joint pain. There's no specific medication or vaccine.

Dengue fever is widespread in other parts of the world, but local officials hope to contain it whenever it appears in the U.S. According to state health officials, 24 cases of dengue fever have been confirmed in Florida this year in patients who recently traveled to South America and the Caribbean.

Last year, 23 cases of locally acquired dengue were confirmed in Florida.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/07/0...#storylink=cpy