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The Emerging Threat of Dengue, Other Tropical Diseases

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David Fitter, Director, Division of Global Migration Health, Dr. Monica Parise , Deputy Director for Science and Program, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, and Dr. Lyle Petersen , Director, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases each shared the concerns and perspectives of their departments on current threats.

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Mosquito-borne Diseases Dengue, Zika, and Chikungunya in the United States

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Hendrickx shared several significant studies about the spread of mosquito-borne vectors and how his team has been instrumental in tracking and predicting the spread of the Tiger mosquito. He stressed that studying the import of vector-borne diseases is essential to help curb outbreaks.

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Chagas Disease

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If you have a GIDEON account, click here to explore our Chagas disease outbreak map. An estimated 8 million people are currently infected with the disease(12). Vector-borne disease transmission is exceedingly rare in the United States, with 28 cases documented between 1955 and 2015 (13). Online] (8) A. Vaidian, L.

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Yellow Fever: Past and Present

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[Online] (10)” Yellow Fever Vaccine Recommendations “, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Vector-Borne Diseases (DVBD), 2021. Online] (11) J. Staples, A. Barrett, A. Wilder-Smith and J. Online] (13) K.