Dengue surveillance in Veterans Affairs healthcare facilities, 2007-2010.

• Main Authors: Patricia L Schirmer (Author), Cynthia A Lucero-Obusan (Author), Stephen R Benoit (Author), Luis M Santiago (Author), Danielle Stanek (Author), Achintya Dey (Author), Mirsonia Martinez (Author), Gina Oda (Author), Mark Holodniy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Although dengue is endemic in Puerto Rico (PR), 2007 and 2010 were recognized as epidemic years. In the continental United States (US), outside of the Texas-Mexico border, there had not been a dengue outbreak since 1946 until dengue re-emerged in Key West, Florida (FL), in 2009-2010. The...