05-25-2016, 01:49 AM
Yes, there are 4 strains. The first infection with one strain can be mild or awful but exposure to second strain very likely deadly. Exposure to one strain only gives immunity to that strain. Exposure to second strain is very risky.
Tom, the opening post of this thread looks like an official media release to me, informing us there is a new imported case.
On the same date grumpyscosmos says he/she was contacted by CD BECAUSE it was a different strain (which puts he/she at higher risk for Dengue hemmoragic Fever, which people who get a second infection with a different strain are prone to ) AND it was very near he/she, so they loaded he/she up with mosquito repellent to assist in preventing a second , possibly deadly infection.
Tom, the opening post of this thread looks like an official media release to me, informing us there is a new imported case.
On the same date grumpyscosmos says he/she was contacted by CD BECAUSE it was a different strain (which puts he/she at higher risk for Dengue hemmoragic Fever, which people who get a second infection with a different strain are prone to ) AND it was very near he/she, so they loaded he/she up with mosquito repellent to assist in preventing a second , possibly deadly infection.