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Dengue Epidemic

Anticipating emergence/preventing spread reduces effects of dengue epidemics

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, July 24th, 2005

Anticipating emergence and preventing spread reduces the ravaging effects of dengue epidemics.

According to a recent report from the United States, "Dengue, a viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes, is endemic and frequently epidemic in many tropical countries. Because low-incidence periods vary in length, it is difficult to know in advance when an epidemic will occur.

"Response efforts, despite being logical, have been counter-productive at times. Furthermore, experience has demonstrated that dengue epidemics last a long time, making it important that government control efforts be sustainable while they last."

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