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Dengue Fever Outbreak on Hawaii Island


HDOH investigates cluster of dengue fever on the Big Island

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The Hawaii Department of Health (HDOH) is currently investigating a cluster of locally-acquired cases of dengue fever on the Big Island of Hawaii. As of November 5, 2015, there have been 19 confirmed  cases identified.

Confirmed cases, TOTAL 19
Hawaii Island residents 12
Visitors 7

Of the 19 cases, 17 are adults and two are pediatric cases. All have either recovered or are recovering.
The onset of illness has ranged between 9/15/15 – 10/27/15.

Dengue is not endemic in Hawaii, however it is intermittently imported from endemic areas by infected travelers. This is the first cluster of locally-acquired dengue fever since the 2011 outbreak on Oahu.

For more information on dengue fever, click here.

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Oahu
Invasive
Species
Committee
(OISC)

743 Ulukahiki Street
Kailua, HI 96734

Office: (808) 266-7994

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808-643-PEST
(7378)
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OISC Manager:
Nate Dube
oiscmgr@hawaii.edu

OISC Outreach Coordinator:
Erin Bishop
oisc@hawaii.edu

 
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