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

ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: Rowe D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10370846 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature