School Reporting of a Dengue Outbreak — St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, 2012

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Morris, Thomas ; Lang, Francine ; Christopher, Romeo ; Plaskett, Darice ; Biggerstaff, Brad ; Horiuchi, Kalanthe ; Han, George ; Ellis, Brett ; Amador, Manuel ; Felix, Gilberto ; Beltran, Manuela ; Tomashek, Kay ; Muñoz-Jordan, Jorge ; Hunsperger, Elizabeth ; Barrera, Roberto ; Margolis, Harold ; Thomas, Dana ; Ellis, Esther
• Description:
  Dengue is endemic in the U.S. Virgin Islands, but no outbreaks have been reported since 2005. In November 2012, a school nurse in St. Croix reported suspected dengue in 27 (7%) of 369 students and staff members to the Virgin Islands Department of Health (VIDOH) and the CDC Dengue Branch in Puerto Rico. Four of 12 patient specimens sent to the CDC Dengue Branch for diagnostic tTesting were confirmed as dengue. Although VIDOH had observed an increase in passive dengue reporting, reliable baseline case counts were unavailable for comparison. An investigation was begun to determine the incidence of recent dengue Virus (DENV) infection in schools and islandwide.
• Subjects:
  Dengue Dengue Virus Disease Outbreaks Humans Incidence Mandatory Reporting Mosquito Control Notes From The Field Schools Seroepidemiologic Studies Students Viremia

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• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 2013; 62(9):172.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  23466437
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4604790
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States Virgin Islands
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• Volume:
  62
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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