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Outbreak of Dengue Virus Serotype 3, Republic of the Marshall Islands, 2019–2021

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: During 2019-2021, the Republic of the Marshall Islands experienced a dengue outbreak involving 1,908 cases. Environmental sanitation helped stop transmission on Ebeye island, but transmission continued for >1 year on Majuro atoll. The Pacific region urgently needs to develop vector control capacity to address future dengue outbreaks.

Source: Emerging infectious diseases

DOI: 10.3201/eid3204.251135

Authors: Tomás M. León, Jill McCready, Erlynda Chutaro, Janet McAllister, Bobson Solomon, Limb K. Hapairai

Institution: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Language: English

Topic: Mosquito-borne diseases and control

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: U.S. Department of State