Health officials tell US doctors to be alert for dengue as cases ramp up worldwide

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U.S. health officials on Tuesday warned doctors to be alert for dengue cases as the tropical disease breaks international records.

Video above: Cases of dengue fever on rise in MassachusettsThe virus, which is spread by mosquitoes, has been surging worldwide, helped by climate change. In barely six months, countries in the Americas have already broken calendar-year records for dengue cases.The World Health Organization declared an emergency in December, and Puerto Rico declared a public health emergency in March.

Vaccines have been tricky, because it's been hard to develop a shot that protects against all four types of dengue. U.S. officials in 2021 recommended one vaccine, made by Sanofi Pasteur. The three-dose vaccine is built to protect against all four dengue types and is recommended only for children ages 9 to 16 who have laboratory evidence of an earlier dengue infection and who live in an area — like Puerto Rico — where dengue is common.

 

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