#dengue big island

Top state and local officials came together to demonstrate a concerted statewide effort to “Fight the Bite” and keep Hawaiʻi free of mosquito-born diseases.

A free window screening workshop will be held on Thursday, June 16, at the Lowe’s Kona store location from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Mosquito-borne disease is not limited to people. Native Hawaiian birds have been losing a long battle with introduced bird malaria and pox virus…

Since the last update on Dec. 24, the Hawai‘i Department of Health reports that the number of confirmed dengue cases has risen from 176 to 190 as of Dec. 30, 2015.

Due to the dengue fever outbreak at Miloli‘i, the Department of Land and Natural Resources has closed to the public all state unencumbered lands in the immediate vicinity of Miloli‘i village and Honomalino Bay.

Since the last update on Dec. 22, 2015, the Hawai‘i Department of Health has identified six new cases of dengue fever, bringing the cumulative total of past and present confirmed cases to 176.