Dengue is a mosquito-transmitted infection that poses significant global health risks for
travelers and individuals living in the tropics and subtropics. The reported global incidence
has increased dramatically in the past century, with dengue now ranking as the most
common cause of febrile illness in travelers. While sporadic cases have been reported
within the southern United States since 1980, autochthonous outbreaks have now been
described in Hawaii, St. Croix (US Virgin Islands), along the Texas–Mexico border, and …