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Mosquitoes carry viruses that infect up to 700 million people and kill almost a million annually. Every year, more than 60 million Americans travel to countries where mosquito-borne diseases are endemic.3-5
To ensure travelers stay safe and healthy, more awareness and education are needed around the dangers of a bite and how to avoid getting bit.
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Certain itineraries and behaviors can increase a traveler's risk of contracting a mosquito-borne disease.
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References: 1. Winegard TC. The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator. Penguin Random House LLC; 2019. 2. U.S. and world population clock. United States Census
Bureau. Updated December 19, 2022. Accessed March 13, 2023. https://www.census.gov/popclock/ 3. U.S. citizen international outbound travel up six percent in 2018. International
Trade Administration. April 2, 2019. Accessed March 13, 2023. https://www.trade.gov/feature-article/us-citizen-international-outbound-travel-six-percent-2018 4. Alenou LD, Etang J.
Airport malaria in non-endemic areas: new insights into mosquito vectors, case management and major challenges. Microorganisms. 2021;9(10):2160. doi:10.3390/microorganisms9102160
5. Caraballo H, King K. Emergency department management of mosquito-borne illness: malaria, dengue, and West Nile virus. Emerg Med Pract. 2014;16(5):1-23.