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US dengue outbreak becomes largest in decades
Original: This state’s dengue outbreak is now the largest in the US in decades
A state-level dengue outbreak has grown into the largest seen in the United States in decades, drawing national coverage. Health officials have been tracking locally transmitted cases of the mosquito-borne virus, which is uncommon in the continental US, and the rising case count has prompted public health warnings about mosquito control and travel precautions.
Why now: The record scale of a dengue outbreak on US soil is a rare and alarming public health development.
Evidence
- This state’s dengue outbreak is now the largest in the US in decades · independent.co.uk
- This state’s dengue outbreak is now the largest in the US in decades · Yahoo
- This state’s dengue outbreak is now the largest in the US in decades · the-independent.com
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