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  1. Ae. aegypti is thought to have originated in Africa, while Ae. albopictus likely originated in Asia. Nevertheless, during the age of exploration and rise of international trade during the 17 th and 18 th centuries, dengue fever spread to tropical cities worldwide, likely due to expansion of Ae aegypti from Africa to Asia and the Americas .

  2. Dec 3, 2014 · Median time to fever onset was 6.9 days in primary infection compared with 4.2 days in the 11 patients who showed development of a fever during secondary infection ( P = 0.007). Median maximum temperature was 39.5°C in primary infection compared with 38.8°C in secondary infection ( P = 0.011).

    • Grace E. Snow, Benjamin Haaland, Eng Eong Ooi, Duane J. Gubler
    • 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0132
    • 2014
    • 2014/12/12
  3. Jan 22, 2014 · Dengue virus (DENV) is the most common and widespread vector-borne arbovirus in the world, and over the past 30 years, there has been a dramatic increase in incidence and geographic spread. Considering the difficulty of preventing infections and consequence of severe disease, it is important to reflect on the history of dengue in the United States and focus attention on its recent re-emergence ...

    • Coreen Beaumier, Melissa N. Garcia, Kristy O. Murray
    • 2014
  4. Figure 1: Dengue cases reported to the public health authorities in Townsville, Queensland 1937–42.8. Dengue’s military significance during World War II became all too apparent when > 8000 cases occurred in the Australian Imperial Forces (7th and 9th Divisions) during operations in New Guinea in 1943. 7 Dengue’s effect was particularly ...

  5. During World War II, dengue spread to new regions as large numbers of soldiers were stationed throughout the world. The first epidemic of severe dengue was reported in Manila, Philippines, in 1953 ...

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  7. Feb 27, 2012 · Unlike during World War II, dengue never reached major epidemic proportions among the troops in Vietnam. Nevertheless, a variety of studies attributed 3.4%–28% of “fever of undetermined origin” cases to dengue in service members who had had contact with the local population.

  8. Oct 3, 2012 · Dengue is a viral disease usually transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Dengue outbreaks in the Americas reported in medical literature and to the Pan American Health Organization are described. The outbreak history from 1600 to 2010 was categorized into four phases: Introduction of dengue in the Americas (1600–1946); Continental plan for ...

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