A person in Maricopa County, Arizona, has been diagnosed with dengue fever, health officials announced this week, adding that this case could be the county's first that was acquired locally, rather than from travel.
Dengue fever is spread through mosquito bites, although a fetus can also be infected if the carrying parent contracts the virus during pregnancy. While up to 400 million people get infected every year, with about 40,000 dying from severe illness, outbreaks in the U.S. only About 25% of infected individuals develop mild flu-like symptoms, Maricopa County health officials said, but about 1 in 20 people"can get severely ill.
Maricopa County field teams made up of staff and volunteers are now offering dengue testing to residents ages 5 and older in the neighborhood where the latest case was discovered. The testing can identify an infection which might have occurred in the"last several months," the county said. They are also providing residents with mosquito prevention kits.
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