Dengue in the United States of America: A Worsening Scenario?

Áñez, Germán; Rios, María

doi:10.1155/2013/678645

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“…1 In the continental United States, autochthonous transmission of dengue has been observed in Florida since 2009. 2 No licensed vaccines or therapeutic drugs are available for preventing or treating either disease. Aedes aegypti is a highly anthropophilic invasive species that is well adapted for wide-spread colonization of urban environments, as it readily breeds in water in natural and man-made containers around and within human dwellings.…”

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Evidence for an Overwintering Population of Aedes aegypti in Capitol Hill Neighborhood, Washington, DC

Lima¹,

Lovin²,

Hickner³

et al. 2016

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Evidence for an Overwintering Population of Aedes aegypti in Capitol Hill Neighborhood, Washington, DC

Lima¹,

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The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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“…Flooding, contaminated water or sediment, and damp environments increase risk of exposure to mosquitoes, heavy metals, pesticides, other chemicals, and harmful bacteria (Ivers and Ryan 2006; Mudarri and Fisk 2007). Diseases transmitted by mosquitoes such as Dengue and Chikungunya are increasingly of concern in Puerto Rico (Añez and Rios 2013; Weintraub 2014). School attendance is important for academic success, and frequent absences during a child's early years in school may have substantial impacts on educational success (Chang et al 2008).…”

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Health Impact Assessments for Environmental Restoration: The Case of Caño Martín Peña

Sheffield

Rowe

Agu

et al. 2014

Annals of Global Health

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Background Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is a methodology for predicting health impacts of a proposed policy or plan. A proposed environmental restoration and development plan presented an opportunity for an HIA in an environmental justice community surrounding the Martín Peña channel in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The HIA focused on the dredging of the channel, debris removal, road, sewer, and storm water infrastructure improvements, housing demolition, and resident relocation. Objective The HIA sought to determine the potential health impacts of the proposed plan on the community to inform the funding decision by the Puerto Rican legislature. As the first HIA in Puerto Rico, a secondary objective was to build HIA capacity in Puerto Rico. Methods This HIA used a community training, literature reviews, existing local studies, focus groups, interviews, and disease surveillance data to assess baseline health, determine expected impacts, and build capacity. Findings The Martín Peña community is experiencing deteriorating environmental conditions. Flooding and negative environmental exposures, such as mold, limits to physical activity, stress, chemical toxicants, pathogenic bacteria, and pests, are worsening. The higher rates of diseases, such as asthma and diarrhea, in the community compared to elsewhere in Puerto Rico appear to be largely attributable to these factors. Overall, the proposed plan is expected to improve many of these health disparities but the successful implementation depends on continued community acceptance and participation, particularly with the relocation process. Recommendations are for full financing and several mitigation efforts to avoid negative and preserve beneficial health consequences. Conclusions As the first HIA in Puerto Rico, this assessment provided specific recommendations to benefit the health of the community affected by an environmental restoration and development plan and also capacity building for a larger audience in Puerto Rico. This approach could be generalized to other Latino environmental justice communities in Puerto Rico and abroad.

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“…The last epidemic on the continent occurred in Louisiana in 1945. 77 The first autochthonous case of dengue in the United States following this 1945 outbreak was identified in 1980, in a young girl from the Texas-Mexico border region. 78 Since then, sporadic outbreaks have occurred have occurred in southern Texas, Hawai’i, and Florida in addition to extensive transmission in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.…”

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“…78 Since then, sporadic outbreaks have occurred have occurred in southern Texas, Hawai’i, and Florida in addition to extensive transmission in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. 77,79–84 …”

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The Burden of Dengue and Chikungunya Worldwide: Implications for the Southern United States and California

Fredericks

Fernández-Sesma

2015

Annals of Global Health

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Dengue virus (DENV) spreads to humans through the bite of an infected Aedes aegypti or Aedes albopictus mosquito and is a growing public health threat to both industrialized and developing nations worldwide. Outbreaks of autochthonous dengue in the United States occurred extensively in the past but over the past three decades have again taken place in Florida, Hawai’i, and Texas as well as in American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. As the Aedes vectors spread worldwide it is anticipated that DENV as well as other viruses also transmitted by these vectors, such as Chikungunya virus (CHKV), will invade new areas of the world, including the US. In this review, we describe the current burden of dengue disease worldwide and the potential introduction of DENV and CHKV into different areas of the US. Of these areas, the state of California saw the arrival and spread of the Aedes aegypti vector beginning in 2013. This invasion presents a developing situation when considering the state’s number of imported dengue cases and proximity to northern Mexico as well as the rising specter of chikungunya in the Western hemisphere. The distribution of Aedes vectors in California as well as a discussion of several factors contributing to the risk of dengue importation are discussed and evaluated.

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Dengue in the United States of America: A Worsening Scenario?

Cited by 54 publications

References 57 publications

Evidence for an Overwintering Population of Aedes aegypti in Capitol Hill Neighborhood, Washington, DC

Evidence for an Overwintering Population of Aedes aegypti in Capitol Hill Neighborhood, Washington, DC

Health Impact Assessments for Environmental Restoration: The Case of Caño Martín Peña

The Burden of Dengue and Chikungunya Worldwide: Implications for the Southern United States and California

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