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The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) reports continued transmission of dengue fever in countries in the Americas and the Caribbean.
The following countries have reported cases from 1 January 2022 to 5 November 2022:
Antigua and Barbuda: 4 cases.
Argentina: 815 cases.
Aruba: 6 cases.
Barbados: 15 cases.
Belize: 207 cases.
Bolivia: 10 426 cases (7 deaths).
Brazil: 2 182 229 cases (929 deaths).
Cayman Islands: 2 cases.
Colombia: 56 352 cases (36 deaths).
Costa Rica: 6 311 cases.
Cuba: 3 036 cases (1 death).
Dominica: 16 cases.
Dominican Republic: 8 340 cases (43 deaths).
Ecuador: 14 636 cases (9 deaths).
El Salvador: 15 953 cases.
Grenada: 255 cases.
Guadeloupe: 240 cases.
Guatemala: 6 992 (10 cases).
Guyana: 157 cases.
Haiti: 3 316 cases.
Honduras: 22 929 cases (8 deaths).
Jamaica : 61 cases.
Martinique: 220 cases.
Mexico: 48 187 cases (29 deaths).
Montserrat: 4 cases.
Nicaragua: 79 715 cases.
Panama: 9 958 cases (3 deaths).
Paraguay: 1 648 cases.
Peru: 63 994 cases (77 deaths).
Puerto Rico: 590 cases (2 deaths).
Saint Barthelemy: 87 cases.
Saint Kitts and Nevis: 1 case.
Saint Lucia: 15 cases.
Saint Martin: 25 cases.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 12 cases.
Suriname: 2 cases.
Trinidad and Tobago: 38 cases.
United States of America (Florida): 32 cases reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Uruguay: 60 cases.
Venezuela: 6 288 cases (11 deaths).
Virgin Islands (British): 22 cases.
Dengue fever is an infection found in tropical and subtropical climates worldwide. It is spread by Aedes mosquito bites and can cause a severe flu-like illness.
There is no vaccine against dengue licensed in the UK. Treatment is supportive only.
Advice for Travellers
All travellers to endemic regions are potentially at risk of dengue fever and should be aware of this infection. Aedes mosquitoes are particularly persistent and aggressive. They bite between dawn and dusk.
Travellers developing a fever during or on return from travel are advised to seek medical attention as soon as possible.
For further information see TRAVAX dengue fever page.
