Dengue Fever Outbreaks Caused by Varied Serotype Dengue Virus - Guangdong Province, China, 2019.

What is already known about this topic? Dengue fever (DF) outbreaks affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide and have increased significantly in Guangdong Province in 2019. What is added by this report? This paper described briefly DF outbreaks were attributed to several types of dengue virus (DENV) including DENV-1, DENV-2, and DENV-3 in 2019 in Guangdong, tracked the sources of viruses through phylogenetic analysis and epidemiological investigation, and primarily revealed the epidemiological links among the outbreaks. What are the implications for public health practice? The introduction of DENV from DF endemic areas increased pressure on the prevention and control of DF in Guangdong. Early detection of suspected cases and typing and genotyping of circulating viruses should be prioritized and enhanced to promptly assess the likelihood of local transmission, of introduction, and of subsequent sustained local transmission of the virus to implement optimal prevention and control strategies and measures.