Public health authorities in Puerto Rico declared a Dengue virus outbreak in March, while cases have also been reported in Florida and California, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

The virus is often a leading cause of illness in these areas, primarily in tropical and sub-tropical climates around the world. "Each year, up to 400 million people are infected by a dengue virus ...

As dengue cases break international records, U.S. health officials are warning doctors to be alert for the mosquito-borne virus, prompting questions about where exactly the disease has been detected.

The dengue virus is carried in the gut of female mosquitoes. When the insect bites an infected person and then feeds on someone else, it can spread the infection to that person.

Dengue virus is the most common mosquito-spread virus globally, but generally relatively rare in the continental United States. However, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned ...