A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention team is working on the Big Island to help stem the outbreak.
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A total of 275 new dengue fever cases were confirmed Thursday, pushing the number of cases since May to 40,173, said the center, which was set up in mid-September to tackle the outbreak.
On other islands: DOH Disease Outbreak Control Division at 808-586-4586. What’s more, mosquitoes, and the diseases they spread, aren’t just affecting the health of Hawaiian people; they’re also damaging the animal populations that inhabit the.
With the addition of 275 locally acquired dengue fever cases reported Thursday, the number of cases in Taiwan have hit a new milestone eclipsing the 40,000 mark, according to the latest data from the Taiwan CDC. However, it is intermittently imported from endemic areas by infected travelers.
According to the the U.S. Geological Survey, “Native Hawaiian birds have been decimated by introduced, mosquito-transmitted avian malaria and pox”. Since the first introduction of the species, the number of biting mosquitoes species in Hawaii has gone up to six.
Dengue is a virus transmitted by aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which usually breed in clean, stagnant water.
Its most common manifestations include unusually high body temperature (reaching even 104 degrees), muscle aches, debilitating headaches, nausea, acute joint pain and rash (resembling that triggered by measles).
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Visitors and locals likewise should opt for long-sleeved clothing and employ mosquito repellents, especially during daytime, when the Aedes mosquitoes transmitting dengue fever are most likely to attack. The Department of Health in Hawaii, in order to raise awareness has now launched a campaign called #FightTheBite around 1 month ago which is aiming at educating people on how they can prevent this disease from spreading. The update read that this case was not linked to the Hawaii Island investigation.
