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Introduction
Dengue Clinical Case Management E-learning
Why is Dengue a Global Issue?
Dengue is a mosquito-borne, acute febrile illness that is a major public health problem in the tropics and subtropics worldwide. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), dengue is now endemic in over 100 countries. As many as 3.6 billion people, or 40% of the world's population, reside in dengue-endemic areas. Each year, an estimated 400 million people are infected with dengue virus, 100 million become ill with dengue, and 21,000 deaths are attributed to dengue.
Dengue is the primary cause as shown in studies of acute febrile illness in US travelers returning from South-central and Southeast Asia, South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean due to increases in international travel and the popularity of dengue-endemic areas as travel destinations. Consequently, dengue-related hospitalizations are on the rise in the United States.
Select to learn more about dengue as a reportable disease in the United States.
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