CA: Local cases of dengue

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Source: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-09-09/mosquito-borne-dengue-virus-baldwin-park

Rare local case of mosquito-borne dengue virus confirmed in Baldwin Park
By Ashley AhnStaff Writer
Sept. 9, 2024 5:14 PM PT​

A rare case of dengue, a viral infection spread by mosquitoes, was confirmed in Baldwin Park on Monday, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

This case represents the state’s third-ever confirmed case of locally transmitted dengue that is not related to travel. The other two cases were confirmed in Long Beach and Pasadena last fall...

 

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Source: https://abcnews.go.com/Health/los-a...-rare-handful-local-dengue/story?id=113819690

Los Angeles County reports a rare handful of local dengue cases
The cases have doubled this year compared to last year, according to the CDC.
ByYouri Benadjaoud
September 18, 2024, 4:10 PM​

While Los Angeles County is reporting three locally acquired cases of dengue this year -- which is rare for the region -- there have been at least 3,085 cases nationally of locally acquired virus so far this year, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

There has been about double the number of locally acquired dengue cases so far this year nationally compared to last year, according to the CDC. Puerto Rico currently makes up the bulk of those cases – with over 2,960 reported. The U.S. territory declared a public health emergency back in March.

"The City of Baldwin Park is aware of the recent cases of locally acquired dengue in our community. While the risk of transmission remains low, we must take this situation seriously and act proactively," said Mayor Emmanuel J. Estrada.​..

 

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Source: https://www.foxnews.com/health/los-...engue-fever-cluster-acquired-local-mosquitoes

Los Angeles County reports dengue fever cluster acquired from local mosquitoes
3 residents showing dengue fever symptoms in Los Angeles County
By Stephen Sorace Fox News
Published September 19, 2024 1:23pm EDT


​Health officials in Los Angeles County on Wednesday warned of an "unprecedented" rise in dengue fever among residents who have not traveled out of the country.

At least three cases of dengue have been reported in residents in the Baldwin Park neighborhood east of downtown Los Angeles after they were bitten by local mosquitoes, Los Angeles County public health officials said.

"This is an unprecedented cluster of locally acquired dengue for a region where dengue has not previously been transmitted by mosquitoes," said Barbara Ferrer, director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.​..

 

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Source: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/busines...es-with-four-local-dengue-cases-in-two-weeks/

Los Angeles Grapples With Four Local Dengue Cases in Two Weeks
By Michelle Fay Cortez
September 25, 2024 at 4:23PM EDT

​(Bloomberg) -- Los Angeles County public health authorities are dealing with a fourth case of dengue reported in just over two weeks, as evidence mounts that the mosquito-borne infection is circulating in the area for the first time.

None of the four patients recently traveled to areas where dengue regularly occurs, suggesting the virus is spreading locally via infected mosquitoes, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said in a statement. The infection disclosed Wednesday isn’t related to a cluster of three cases announced earlier this month, officials said.​..

 

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Source: https://www.foxla.com/news/dengue-cases-los-angeles-county-october-2

5th case of dengue confirmed in LA County
By CNS Staff
Published October 2, 2024 2:10pm PDT
Health
City News Service

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles County health officials said Wednesday they are investigating a fifth locally acquired case of the mosquito-borne illness dengue, this time in a resident of El Monte.

The latest patient does not appear have any connection with the four previous reported infections, according to the county Department of Public Health.​..

 

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Source: https://www.countynewscenter.com/county-reports-first-locally-acquired-dengue-case/

County Reports First Locally Acquired Dengue Case
By Donna Durckel, County of San Diego Communications Office
Oct. 6, 2024 | 8:57 AM


The County is investigating the first ever case of locally acquired dengue. The Escondido resident who became sick with dengue did not travel to an area where the mosquito transmitted illness is common. No additional locally acquired cases have been identified at this time.​..
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Source: https://www.latimes.com/california/...o-borne-dengue-virus-reported-in-baldwin-park

California
Five cases of mosquito-borne dengue virus reported in Baldwin Park
By Karen GarciaStaff Writer
Oct. 16, 2024 11:40 AM PT

Two more cases of the mosquito-borne dengue virus have been identified in Baldwin Park, bringing to five the recent total concentrated in the area and raising concerns from health officials about the local spread of the virus, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

The new cases are under investigation by the county Public Health Department in partnership with the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito Vector Control District, officials said Tuesday.

Dengue is mainly transmitted through the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes, which are not common in L.A. County, according to public health officials. It is usually found in tropical and subtropical regions.

Neither of the people most recently infected with dengue had a history of travel to areas where the virus is typically found....​

 

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Source: https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/lo...sed-with-the-tropical-disease-dengue/3658978/

Vista resident diagnosed with the tropical disease dengue
The first such local case of the mosquito-transmitted illness in San Diego County took place in Escondido earlier in October and is unrelated to the latest diagnosis
By City News Service • Published October 25, 2024 • Updated on October 25, 2024 at 1:14 pm​

A Vista resident was hospitalized with a case of dengue, the second case of the mosquito-transmitted illness in San Diego County, health officials said Friday.

The first case, which occurred earlier this month in Escondido, is not related to the second case, according to a statement from the San Diego County Health Department.

The Vista resident had not recently traveled to a place where the illness is common, the statement said.​..

 

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Source: https://abcnews.go.com/Health/number-rare-local-dengue-cases-ticks-los-angeles/story?id=115338061

Number of rare local dengue cases ticks up in Los Angeles County
ByJack Moore
October 31, 2024, 12:01 AM​

Los Angeles County is now reporting 11 locally acquired cases of dengue this year -- about double the number of local cases of the mosquito-borne disease reported in the county at the beginning of the month.

County health authorities reported the two most recent cases Wednesday, both in residents who had no history of recent travel.

“These two additional cases raise concerns about the potential for continued local spread of dengue in our community," said Dr. Muntu Davis, the Los Angeles County health officer, in a statement...


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Source: https://www.vvng.com/first-locally-...ngue-virus-reported-in-san-bernardino-county/

First locally acquired human case of dengue virus reported in San Bernardino County
Victor Valley News Group
November 12, 2024 | 8:19 pmLast Updated: November 12, 2024 | 8:19 pm

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif. (VVNG.com) — On November 7, 2024, the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health confirmed the county’s first locally acquired human case of the mosquito-borne illness dengue in the city of San Bernardino...
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