Dengue surveillance in Veterans Affairs healthcare facilities, 2007-2010.

BACKGROUND: Although dengue is endemic in Puerto Rico (PR), 2007 and 2010 were recognized as epidemic years. In the continental United States (US), outside of the Texas-Mexico border, there had not been a dengue outbreak since 1946 until dengue re-emerged in Key West, Florida (FL), in 2009-2010. The...

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Main Authors: Patricia L Schirmer, Cynthia A Lucero-Obusan, Stephen R Benoit, Luis M Santiago, Danielle Stanek, Achintya Dey, Mirsonia Martinez, Gina Oda, Mark Holodniy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3597482?pdf=render