Dengue Outbreak Response during COVID-19 Pandemic, Key Largo, Florida, USA, 2020

We report a dengue outbreak in Key Largo, Florida, USA, from February through August 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Successful community engagement resulted in 61% of case-patients self-reporting. We also describe COVID-19 pandemic effects on the dengue outbreak investigation and the need to i...

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Main Authors: Devin Rowe, Catherine McDermott, Ysla Veliz, Alison Kerr, Mark Whiteside, Mikki Coss, Chad Huff, Andrea Leal, Edgar Kopp, Alexis LaCrue, Lea A. Heberlein, Laura E. Adams, Gilberto A. Santiago, Jorge L. Munoz-Jordan, Gabriela Paz-Bailey, Andrea M. Morrison
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Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/8/22-1856_article
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author Devin Rowe
Catherine McDermott
Ysla Veliz
Alison Kerr
Mark Whiteside
Mikki Coss
Chad Huff
Andrea Leal
Edgar Kopp
Alexis LaCrue
Lea A. Heberlein
Laura E. Adams
Gilberto A. Santiago
Jorge L. Munoz-Jordan
Gabriela Paz-Bailey
Andrea M. Morrison
author_facet Devin Rowe
Catherine McDermott
Ysla Veliz
Alison Kerr
Mark Whiteside
Mikki Coss
Chad Huff
Andrea Leal
Edgar Kopp
Alexis LaCrue
Lea A. Heberlein
Laura E. Adams
Gilberto A. Santiago
Jorge L. Munoz-Jordan
Gabriela Paz-Bailey
Andrea M. Morrison
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description We report a dengue outbreak in Key Largo, Florida, USA, from February through August 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Successful community engagement resulted in 61% of case-patients self-reporting. We also describe COVID-19 pandemic effects on the dengue outbreak investigation and the need to increase clinician awareness of dengue testing recommendations.
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spelling doaj.art-3985bcb573574433b66b0acf13555bef2023-07-21T14:59:01ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592023-08-012981643164710.3201/eid2908.221856Dengue Outbreak Response during COVID-19 Pandemic, Key Largo, Florida, USA, 2020Devin RoweCatherine McDermottYsla VelizAlison KerrMark WhitesideMikki CossChad HuffAndrea LealEdgar KoppAlexis LaCrueLea A. HeberleinLaura E. AdamsGilberto A. SantiagoJorge L. Munoz-JordanGabriela Paz-BaileyAndrea M. Morrison We report a dengue outbreak in Key Largo, Florida, USA, from February through August 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Successful community engagement resulted in 61% of case-patients self-reporting. We also describe COVID-19 pandemic effects on the dengue outbreak investigation and the need to increase clinician awareness of dengue testing recommendations. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/8/22-1856_articleDengueCOVID-19dengue virusvirusesrespiratory infectionszoonoses
spellingShingle Devin Rowe
Catherine McDermott
Ysla Veliz
Alison Kerr
Mark Whiteside
Mikki Coss
Chad Huff
Andrea Leal
Edgar Kopp
Alexis LaCrue
Lea A. Heberlein
Laura E. Adams
Gilberto A. Santiago
Jorge L. Munoz-Jordan
Gabriela Paz-Bailey
Andrea M. Morrison
Dengue Outbreak Response during COVID-19 Pandemic, Key Largo, Florida, USA, 2020
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Dengue
COVID-19
dengue virus
viruses
respiratory infections
zoonoses
title Dengue Outbreak Response during COVID-19 Pandemic, Key Largo, Florida, USA, 2020
title_full Dengue Outbreak Response during COVID-19 Pandemic, Key Largo, Florida, USA, 2020
title_fullStr Dengue Outbreak Response during COVID-19 Pandemic, Key Largo, Florida, USA, 2020
title_full_unstemmed Dengue Outbreak Response during COVID-19 Pandemic, Key Largo, Florida, USA, 2020
title_short Dengue Outbreak Response during COVID-19 Pandemic, Key Largo, Florida, USA, 2020
title_sort dengue outbreak response during covid 19 pandemic key largo florida usa 2020
topic Dengue
COVID-19
dengue virus
viruses
respiratory infections
zoonoses
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/8/22-1856_article
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