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Pasadena reports case of Dengue virus
By CNS Staff
Published October 21, 2023 3:08PM
PASADENA, Calif. - Pasadena health officials Friday reported what they call an "extremely rare" case of local transmission of the mosquito-borne Dengue virus, the first known case in California to occur in a person who had not recently traveled.
"Pasadena Public Health Department has been conducting surveillance and investigation of mosquito-borne diseases in Pasadena for years," Dr. Matthew Feaster, an epidemiologist with the Pasadena Public Health Department, said in a statement. "Our work so far, in partnership with the Vector Control District, gives us confidence that this was likely an isolated incident and that there is very low risk of additional dengue exposure in Pasadena."
The Pasadena patient was not identified but is recovering. Health officials insisted there was little risk of exposure for residents, stressing that standard precautions against the spread of mosquitoes should be taken...
Pasadena reports case of Dengue virus
By CNS Staff
Published October 21, 2023 3:08PM
PASADENA, Calif. - Pasadena health officials Friday reported what they call an "extremely rare" case of local transmission of the mosquito-borne Dengue virus, the first known case in California to occur in a person who had not recently traveled.
"Pasadena Public Health Department has been conducting surveillance and investigation of mosquito-borne diseases in Pasadena for years," Dr. Matthew Feaster, an epidemiologist with the Pasadena Public Health Department, said in a statement. "Our work so far, in partnership with the Vector Control District, gives us confidence that this was likely an isolated incident and that there is very low risk of additional dengue exposure in Pasadena."
The Pasadena patient was not identified but is recovering. Health officials insisted there was little risk of exposure for residents, stressing that standard precautions against the spread of mosquitoes should be taken...