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Test tube with blood used for laboratory testing.
  • See your healthcare provider if you have symptoms of dengue and live in or have recently traveled to an area with risk of dengue.
  • If you have recently traveled to an area with risk of dengue, tell your healthcare provider.
  • A blood test is the only way to confirm the diagnosis.
  • Your healthcare provider may order blood tests to look for dengue or other similar viruses like Zika or chikungunya.
Page last reviewed: May 3, 2019
Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Vector-Borne Diseases (DVBD)