The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a warning after 34 people in Illinois have been infected with dengue fever amid a significant increase in the number of the mosquito-transmitted virus across the country. As of Thursday afternoon, Illinois has reported 34 cases, according to the latest CDC data . The dengue virus is spread to humans through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito, which can also spread Zika and chikungunya, among other viruses.
Dengue fever warning - CDC issues alert as new state suffers 27 cases Dengue fever mapped - CDC issues warning as 200 cases reported in NY and NJ In its most recent warning on June, the CDC said that countries in the Americas have reported more than 9.7 million dengue cases - twice as many as the 4.6 million cases last year.
Puerto Rico accounts for approximately 1,498 of the cases - a significant uptick after it declared a public health emergency on March. The CDC said that all 34 Illinois residents were infected while traveling as of July 11, the CDC said, but did not specify from where the infected people had most recently visited. None of the dengue cases have have been locally transmitted in the the state so far.
These travelers came from four different counties in Illinois, with Cook County seeing the most cases at 24 travelers infected. CDC issues urgent dengue fever warning as 41 travelers in New Jersey infected Dengue fever mapped - CDC shows which states are being taken over by disease CDC issue.
