#Mosquitoes
New study reveals avian malaria is widespread among Hawaiʻi bird communities
The study led by a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researcher — published Feb. 10 in Nature Communications — found the scourge killing native Hawaiian birds was present at 63 of 64 sites tested statewide, including areas with very different bird communities.
Conservation personnel pay homage to the last ‘akikiki in the wild
Despite the existence of one, two, or three ‘akikiki remaining in the wild, the forest bird species is considered functionally extinct.
A case of travel-related dengue reported on O‘ahu
Dengue virus is spread from infected person to mosquito to person. While Hawai‘i is home to the type of mosquitoes that can carry dengue, the disease is not established here in the state, and cases are currently only seen in travelers.
Hilo hosting international mosquito outbreak control training this week
More than 40 participants will be participating in the training from Hawai‘i and twenty Pacific Island Countries and Territories: American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Hawaii, Kiribati, Republic of Marshall Islands, Nauru, Republic of Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna.
Thirty-Day Milestone Reached in Big Island Dengue Outbreak
A major milestone was reached in the Big Island dengue fever outbreak, with 30 days since the last report of locally acquired dengue fever.
