Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Researchers recently found that 60% of children and teens in American Samoa had been infected with dengue — a troubling statistic, since getting dengue more than once can be deadly. HPR talked with Sandra Kiplagat, the CDC epidemic intelligence service officer who led the research.

University of Hawaiʻi medical students and faculty got a front-row seat Monday with Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She spoke to The Conversation about the pandemic, Red Hill and health care infrastructure.

About 87% of over 2,000 people surveyed in January and February self-reported at least one new or worsening health symptom following the Red Hill contamination crisis in November 2021. Many indicated nausea, skin rashes, fatigue and headaches.

While cleanup of the Navy water system continues, those affected by the fuel contamination are urged to take part in a health survey being conducted by the state Department of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Conversation's Catherine Cruz has more.

U.S. public health officials are investigating how civilians have been affected by the leakage of petroleum into Pearl Harbor’s tap water from a Navy fuel storage facility. The Hawai'i Department of Health says it asked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to conduct the study.

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