Dengue cases are surging globally. What it means for Georgia

The CDC is urging clinicians to stay on alert for symptoms and ask patients about any recent travel as cases are surging around the globe. Experts say Georgia residents should take precautions against mosquito bites, but they stress it’s unlikely for dengue to begin spreading here. Georgians are far more likely to be infected by West Nile virus, which has caused 81 infections in the state from 2018 to 2022. Dengue is the most common mosquito-borne infection worldwide, but in the U.S., most dengue cases are associated with travel to...