The expectant island in the Hawaiian archipelago has recorded virtually 250 cases of breakbone fever fever since the start of September , prompting officials to declare a localize state of pinch .
The full-grown Hawaiian island has n’t had this many case ofdenguesince 1940 , making it the largest outbreak in decades . The disease , which causes flu - like symptoms and can germinate into the more severe dengue hemorrhagic fever , is n’t indigenous to Hawaii , but it occasionally crop up upwhen it ’s brought there by septic holidaymaker and shipping .
The current irruption on the Big Island is the first cluster of locally - acquired dengue fever since a 2011 outbreak on Oahu . Dengue is presently being spread by the A. aegypi and A. albopictus mosquitoes , which are also creditworthy for open Zika . Other mosquito - carry viruses that have appeared in Hawaii include cephalitis , malaria , West Nile virus , and yellow fever .
Of theconfirmed cases , 227 are Hawaii Island residents and 24 are visitor ; 206 subject have been adults , and 45 children .
Hawaii County Mayor Billy Kenoideclared the body politic of emergency on Monday , facilitating campaign to reduce mosquito population on the island , such as dispose of old tires in landfill ( unused tires tend to collect water , which mosquito apply as their genteelness evidence ) . The regulator of Hawaii , David Ige , say he supported the SoE , but said a statewide parking brake is not warranted . At least not yet . yield the current dengue epidemic on the Big Island , and in considerateness of the ongoing Zika epidemic elsewhere , that could change quickly . Last month , a baby born with brain legal injury in Oahubecame the first vitrine of Zika dissemble a birth in the United States .
[ Reuters ]
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