Dengue, Texas and Cameron County

Texas Confronts Dengue Threat as First Local Case Is Confirmed in Cameron County
Texas confirms its first locally acquired dengue fever case in Cameron County with a spike in statewide cases.
West Nile, Dengue cases identified in Cameron County
Cameron County Public Health has detected an increase of mosquito-borne disease activity in the lower Rio Grande Valley. Health officials have identified two cases of West Nile Virus and one case of Dengue.
Texas records first locally transmitted dengue fever case of 2024
The first locally transmitted case of dengue fever in 2024 in Texas has been recorded in Cameron County, the Texas Department of State Health Services says.
Texas sees largest number of reported dengue fever cases since 2002, public health officials say
Texas has seen the worst annual spike of dengue fever, a mosquito-borne illness that can be fatal, in more than 20 years, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. The state also saw its first report of a locally acquired — meaning a confirmed case in an individual who did not recently travel to an area considered at risk for the disease — case of dengue fever this year in a resident of Cameron County,
Texas officials announce first locally acquired case of dengue virus in 2024
"Locally acquired" means that the people infected have no history of traveling to an area of the world where dengue normally spreads.
Texas reports first locally transmitted case of dengue fever this year
The case was reported in Cameron County, which sits on the Texas-Mexico border with a population of around 425,000 and includes Brownsville.
Texas reports first locally acquired case of dengue fever this year
This year, Texas has seen its highest dengue virus case count in more than 20 years, with a total of 106 dengue cases and one death so far this year.
First local case of dengue virus this year reported in Texas
The virus is transmitted by infected mosquitoes. Dengue virus cases in the United States are most often from travel to regions where infected mosquitoes are common, like the Carib
Texas reports state's first case of locally acquired dengue virus of 2024
Texas public health officials have reported the state's first locally acquired case of dengue virus this year. Here's what we know.
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