| Description |
Dengue (Reference #12)
diagnoses to track this entity.
The mosquito-borne disease of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever is a rare but re-
emerging infection, especially in the Caribbean. The VA has seen cases of
Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever over the last several years. Most of these cases
have been in Dengue endemic areas served by the VA. However, as our society
becomes more mobile, and the area of Dengue endemnity expands, more cases
are likely to occur. Because microbiologic culture is not routinely done
and serology can be difficult to track, we will initially use ICD coded
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