Dengue in the Americas and Caribbean
27 Jul 2017
Dengue remains widespread in the Americas and Caribbean in July 2017. The countries with the highest number of probable cases (including laboratory confirmed) are Brazil (144 326), Peru (66 687), Nicaragua (31 892), Colombia (14 522) and Ecuador (8576).
Affected countries are displayed below, showing case totals on 7 July 2017.
North America
USA: 49 probable cases, 49 confirmed
Central America & Mexico
Costa Rica: 2 018 probable cases, 0 confirmed
El Salvador: 2 021 probable cases, 45 confirmed
Guatemala: 794 probable cases, 98 confirmed
Honduras: 2 894 probable cases, 0 confirmed
Mexico: 3 782 probable cases, 1 793 confirmed
Nicaragua: 31 892 probable cases, 1 322 confirmed
Panama: 2 906 probable cases, 1 305 confirmed
Andean
Bolivia: 6 668 probable cases, 0 confirmed
Colombia: 14 522 probable cases, 8 357 confirmed
Ecuador: 8 576 probable cases, 8 576 confirmed
Peru: 66 687 probable cases, 20 390 confirmed
Venezuela: 2 722 probable cases, 309 confirmed
Argentina: 7 175 probable cases, 249 confirmed
Brazil: 144 326 probable cases, 0 confirmed
Chile: 5 probable cases, 5 confirmed
Paraguay: 1 213 probable cases, 275 confirmed
Hispanic Caribbean
Cuba: 270 probable cases, 0 confirmed
Dominican Republic: 529 probable cases, 0 confirmed
Puerto Rico: 9 probable cases, 9 confirmed
English, French & Dutch Caribbean
Anguilla: 12 probable cases, 2 confirmed
Antigua & Barbuda: 1 probable cases, 0 confirmed
Aruba: 690 probable cases, 7 confirmed
Barbados: 96 probable cases, 21 confirmed
British Virgin Islands:16 probable cases, 7 confirmed
Cayman Islands: 7 probable cases, 0 confirmed
Dominica: 10 probable cases, 0 confirmed
French Guiana: 165 probable cases, 0 confirmed
Grenada: 37 probable cases, 37 confirmed
Guadeloupe: 80 probable cases, 0 confirmed
Jamaica: 48 probable cases, 2 confirmed
Martinique: 130 probable cases, 0 confirmed
Saint Barthélemy: 24 probable cases, 0 confirmed
St. Lucia: 11 probable cases, 11 confirmed
St. Martin: 82 probable cases, 0 confirmed
St. Vincent & the Grenadines: 2 probable cases, 1 confirmed
Trinidad & Tobago: 61 probable cases, 0 confirmed
Turks & Caicos Islands: 124 probable cases, 124 confirmed
Recommendations for Travellers
The best way to avoid infection is to prevent mosquito bites. As the transmitting mosquitoes bite from dawn until dusk, long clothing should be worn and repellents should be used all day.
See also information about insect bite avoidance.
Medical attention must be sought for any feverish illness experienced whilst travelling or on your return home.
There is no vaccine against dengue fever for travellers.
A vaccine for use in people living in dengue affected countries aged between 9 – 45 years is available in Costa Rica, Brazil, Mexico and the Phillippines.
For further information see Dengue Fever.