KAILUA-KONA — No new cases of dengue fever were confirmed by state health officials Thursday on the Big Island. ADVERTISING KAILUA-KONA — No new cases of dengue fever were confirmed by state health officials Thursday on the Big Island. Thursday
KAILUA-KONA — No new cases of dengue fever were confirmed by state health officials Thursday on the Big Island.
Thursday marks the eighth day since the last case of the mosquito-borne virus was confirmed on Feb. 24. Since the start of the outbreak in September, 260 cases have been confirmed on the island. Of the confirmed cases, 235 are Hawaii Island residents and 25 are visitors. Forty-six have been children.
Between Wednesday and Thursday, health officials excluded an additional 13 cases based on test results and/or not meeting case criteria. Since the start of the outbreak in September, a total of 1,374 potential cases have been excluded.
The Kailua-Kona area was downgraded from a high-risk area for potential infection to a moderate-risk area, according to a map released Wednesday afternoon. However, Kailua-Kona remains the only area on the island where people are still considered to be at moderate risk for infection.
Info: http://health.hawaii.gov/docd/dengue-outbreak-2015/
