The mosquito knows no borders: Regional challenges for global confrontation in the dengue battle

Barcante JMP, Cherem J (2024)

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011830

Note: Paper reviews the increasing international public health importance of dengue and calls for improved prevention focusing on vector control. The remarkable increase in cases throughout Central and South America undoubtedly will increase the risk of cases imported into California. The expanding distribution and abundance of Aedes aegypti concurrently will increase the risk of local transmission.