The Hawaii Division of Well being confirmed one other case of travel-related dengue fever on Maui right this moment, bringing the overall quantity within the state to 14 to this point this 12 months.
The newest case comes simply two weeks after the final travel-related case was reported Oct. 23 on Oahu. In August, two extra travel-related circumstances had been reported on Oahu and one in Hana, Maui.
Division officers stated in a information launch right this moment that groups, which they didn’t disclose, have been deployed to the affected space to conduct inspections and mosquito management.
Within the meantime, the general public is urged to take additional precautions to guard themselves from mosquito bites and forestall them from breeding.
Of the 14 travel-related dengue circumstances reported this 12 months, 9 occurred on Oahu, 4 on Maui and one on Kauai.
In line with the DOH, the dengue virus is transmitted from an contaminated individual to a mosquito to a different individual. Whereas Hawaii is residence to Aedes mosquitoes that may transmit dengue, the illness shouldn’t be established right here.
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The newest case, the DOH stated, was uncovered in a rustic the place dengue is widespread.
Dengue is widespread within the Caribbean, Central and South America, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands. Most of the dengue circumstances reported in Hawaii this 12 months had traveled to Central or South America and Asia.
Signs of dengue embrace the sudden onset of fever, nausea, vomiting, rash and physique aches, which often final two to seven days. Most individuals will recuperate after a couple of week.
DOH recommends residents getting back from dengue-risk areas take measures to forestall mosquito bites for 3 weeks. If signs develop inside two weeks, they need to search medical analysis.
Residents are additionally inspired to eradicate mosquito breeding websites (by emptying containers of standing water) in and round their properties.