#Chikungunya

Hawai‘i to Receive $2.5M to Fight Infection Diseases

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will award $2,469,750 to the Hawai‘i Department of Health.

Governor Ige Extends Emergency Period on Mosquito-Borne Illnesses

The initial emergency declaration allowed the state to release a five percent budget restriction on the DOH, freeing up $250,000, allowing the department to fill eight vector control positions and hire an entomologist and a communications specialist.

Four Cases of Mosquito Borne Viruses Under Investigation on Oahu

The cases include an individual who traveled to Latin America and returned to the state ill.