# 5757
Although it ended last December, for almost all of 2010, Puerto Rico was embroiled in a serious dengue fever epidemic.This time last year close to 900 infections a week were being reported.
Thankfully, cases this summer are running below average.
CDC Dengue Surveillance – Week 29, 2011
This morning I ran across an account of what it was like dealing with this outbreak on the CDC’s Public Health Matters blog. It is written by a young EIS (Epidemic Intelligence Service) officer named Tyler Sharpe, who was stationed at the CDC Dengue Branch in San Juan for much of this outbreak.
Not only does this first hand account help to `humanize’ an event we pretty much followed on charts and graphs, it provides a rare glimpse at what it is like to be a part of the EIS during a public health crisis.
Click the link below to read:
Breakbone Fever Attacks Enchanted Island: Battling the 2010 Dengue Epidemic in Puerto Rico
August 15th, 2011 11:22 am ET
by tyler sharp
