While much of the United States has been spared from the dengue fever virus outbreak that is currently affecting the Region of the Americas, there has been a concerning increase in the number of cases in Texas.
According to the Texas Department of Health Services (DHSH), the number of imported dengue cases rose from ten on July 9, 2024, to twenty-seven in fifteen counties, led by Collin (5) and Travis (4) on August 13, 2024. There have not been any locally-transmitted dengue cases in Texas this year.
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