A Long Beach resident recently contracted dengue fever despite not traveling outside of the United States, city officials have announced.
A Long Beach resident recently contracted dengue fever despite not traveling outside of the United States, city officials have announced — making this the second such case in California.The Long Beach resident has recovered and there are no other suspected cases, city health officials said in a Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 1, press release. Local exposure risk remains low.
No mosquitoes collected by the Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services have tested positive for dengue, the city said. “While some people may experience severe illness,” Long Beach said in its press release, “fatalities from dengue are extremely rare.”
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