State Of Emergency Declared For Hawaii County For Dengue Fever Outbreak.

The AP (2/8) reports Hawaii County Mayor Billy Kenoi issued a proclamation on Monday declaring a state of emergency for the island because of its ongoing dengue fever outbreak. The Hawaiian Department of Health said the outbreak has resulted in 251 confirmed cases across the island. Gov. David Ige (D) also addressed the outbreak in a news conference last week, stating that “there is a continuous conversation about it, as we proceed through an event and identify a course of action,” CBS News (2/8) reports on its website. Reuters (2/9) also covers the story. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/hawaii-mayor-declares-state-of-emergency-to-address-dengue-fever-outbreak/