KAILUA-KONA — For a sixth consecutive day no new cases of dengue fever were identified on the Big Island, state health officials said.
KAILUA-KONA — For a sixth consecutive day no new cases of dengue fever were identified on the Big Island, state health officials said.
The confirmed case count has held at 260 since the last confirmed case was added to the list on Feb. 24, according to the Department of Health. None of the cases remain potentially infectious to mosquitoes. The last onset of illness was Feb. 13.
Of the confirmed cases, 235 are Hawaii Island residents and 25 are visitors. Forty-six have been children.
Since the start of the outbreak in September, 1,349 reported potential cases have been excluded based on test results and/or not meeting case criteria.
Info: https://health.hawaii.gov/docd/dengue-outbreak-2015/