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

Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Aug;29(8):1643-1647. doi: 10.3201/eid2908.221856. Epub 2023 Jun 29.

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.

Keywords: COVID-19; DENV; Dengue; Florida; SARS-CoV-2; United States; coronavirus disease; dengue virus; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; vector-borne infections; viruses; zoonoses.

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19* / epidemiology
  • Dengue* / epidemiology
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Florida / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Pandemics