Global & Disaster Medicine

117 confirmed dengue cases in Hawaii

December 2nd, 2015

Health Hawaii

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 December 1, 2015*:

Hawaii Island residents 103
Visitors 14
Confirmed cases, TOTAL 117

Of the confirmed cases, 103 are Hawaii Island residents and 14 are visitors.
88 cases have been adults; twenty-nine have been children (<18 years of age). Onset of illness has ranged between 9/11/15 – 11/20/15.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, December 2nd, 2015 at 10:03 am and is filed under Dengue .
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