Introduction and Spread of Dengue Virus 3, Florida, USA, May 2022–April 2023
Forrest K. Jones
1 , Andrea M. Morrison
1, Gilberto A. Santiago, Kristyna Rysava, Rebecca A. Zimler, Lea A. Heberlein, Edgar Kopp, Katharine E. Saunders, Samantha Baudin, Edhelene Rico
, Álvaro Mejía-Echeverri, Emma Taylor-Salmon, Verity Hill, Mallery I. Breban, Chantal B.F. Vogels, Nathan D. Grubaugh, Lauren M. Paul, Scott F. Michael, Michael A. Johansson, Laura E. Adams, Jorge Munoz-Jordan, Gabriela Paz-Bailey, Danielle R. Stanek, and
Florida Department of Health Bureau of Public Health Laboratory Team,2
Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA (F.K. Jones, G.A. Santiago, M.A. Johansson, L.E. Adams, J. Munoz-Jordan, G. Paz-Bailey, K. Rysava); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (F.K. Jones, K.E. Saunders); Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, Florida, USA (A.M. Morrison, R.A. Zimler, L.A. Heberlein, E. Kopp, K.E. Saunders, S. Baudin, E. Rico, Á. Mejía-Echeverri, D.R. Stanek); Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (E. Taylor-Salmon); Yale School of Public Health, New Haven (E. Taylor-Salmon, V. Hill, M.I. Breban, C.B.F. Vogels, N.D. Grubaugh); Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, Florida, USA (L.M. Paul, S.F. Michael)
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Figure 1. DENV serotype distribution and DENV-3 case distribution by week of symptom onset, county of reporting, and origin of travel, Florida, USA, May 1, 2022–April 30, 2023. A) Number of dengue cases by each virus serotype. Cases with an unknown dengue virus type (asterisk) only had a positive serologic test or multiple serotypes identified. B) Epidemic curve of reported cases of DENV-3, showing 601 travel-associated cases and 61 locally acquired cases. C) Heat map indicating number of DENV-3 cases by county and by travel history. Other countries were Bangladesh, Colombia, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The names of counties reporting >3 DENV-3 cases are shown and sorted by the total number of cases reported. DENV, dengue virus; DENV-3, DENV serotype 3.
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