sixth case of travel-related dengue reported on Oahu

The Hawaii Department of Health on Friday recognized the sixth travel-related case of the dengue virus in an Oahu resident who had traveled to a area the place dengue is frequent.

In mid-June, DOH reported a visitor had caught the dengue virus which was not included within the statewide dengue rely as a result of the individual was a non-resident.

According to a DOH information launch, the danger of transmission is low “due to specifics of this case.” However, the company reminds the general public to keep up the usual apply of decreasing standing water round to maintain mosquitoes from breeding.

Mosquitoes can lay eggs in buckets, water-catching vegetation, small containers, planters, rain barrels and even cups left exterior.

Dengue is just not established within the state, in keeping with DOH, however mosquitoes can carry the virus to others after biting an individual with dengue.

The dengue virus is a danger year-round within the tropical and subtropical areas of Central and South America (together with Brazil and Mexico), Asia (together with the Philippines), the Middle East, Africa and a number of other Pacific Islands like American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Republic of Palau. Many common vacationer locations within the Caribbean, together with Puerto Rico, are additionally affected.

Countries reporting higher-than-normal dengue circumstances embrace Samoa, Vietnam, Colombia, Cambodia, Maldives, Mali, New Caledonia, Timor-Leste, Bolivia and Guyana.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises vacationers to take precautions when visiting the above-mentioned areas:

Travelers coming back from areas with dengue ought to stop mosquito bites for 3 weeks. If dengue signs develop inside two weeks of returning, contact a healthcare supplier. Healthcare suppliers and people who suspect dengue are suggested to name the Disease Reporting Line at 808-586-4586.

Symptoms vary from gentle to extreme and embrace fever, nausea, vomiting, rash and physique aches. In some circumstances, extreme sickness can happen, however signs often final two to seven days; most individuals recuperate inside one week.