Dengue Detections Continue in Florida

The Florida Health Department recently reported nine cases of dengue in persons with international travel. As of February 18, 2023, 25 travel-associated dengue fever cases have been reported in Florida.

In 2022, 906 travel-associated dengue cases were reported.

Regarding local dengue cases, only one person has been confirmed this year.

During 2022, 68 cases of locally acquired were reported in Florida.

Dengue is the primary cause of acute febrile illness in US travelers returning from South-central and Southeast Asia, South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

According to the World Health Organization, 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 21,000 deaths are attributed to dengue.

While one dengue vaccine (Dengvaxia) is approved, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reviewing a second vaccine with an acceptable safety profile.

On February 24, 2023, the CDC vaccine committee discussed the QDENGA® Tetravalent Dengue Vaccine Candidate (TAK-003) from Takeda.

Currently, Qdenga is approved for use in Indonesia, the EU, and the UK.

Learn more about dengue...how to prevent it, and what to do if you think you are infected atCDC'ss dengue page for travelers.