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Dengue fever in Hawaii: Confirmed cases, 80 are Hawaii residents and 13 are visitors.

November 25th, 2015

Hawaii

mosquito2 Aedes aegyptii

mosquito1 Aedes albopictus

The Hawaii Department of Health (HDOH) is investigating a cluster of locally-acquired cases of dengue fever on Hawaii Island. Dengue is not endemic to 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.

As of November 24, 2015*:

Hawaii Island residents 80
Visitors 13
Confirmed cases, TOTAL 93

Of the confirmed cases, 80 are Hawaii residents and 13 are visitors.
70 cases have been adults; 23 have been children (<18 years of age). Onset of illness has ranged between 9/11/15 – 11/17/15.

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