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HONOLULU (KHON2) — Avian influenza is spreading in the islands for the first time and Hawaii Department of Agriculture officials said Hawaii is the last of the 50 states to detect the disease.
The state Hawaii Department urges anyone who develops symptoms of avian influenza after close contact with sick or dead animals to contact its disease reporting line at 808-586-4586. Best practices ...
Hawaii's unique birds, known as honeycreepers, are being wiped out by mosquitoes carrying avian malaria. The birds' last hope could be more mosquitoes, designed to crash their own population.
So far, no people in Hawaii have gotten the illness. “There were 59 people exposed to the bird flu in our November 2024 ...
The Hawaii Department of Agriculture today said it is extending a voluntary pause on the interisland transport of poultry and other bird species to help prevent the spread of H5N1, or highly ...
Native Hawaiian honeycreeper birds are being wiped out by avian malaria. Scientists think they can battle the problem by ...
The public is urged to report multiple or unusual illnesses in poultry, livestock, wild birds or other animals to the Hawaii Department of Agriculture at 808-483-7100 or 808-837-8092 (non-business ...
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“To date, Hawaii is the only state without H5N1 avian influenza detection in birds or animals, ” Kemble reiterated Thursday. “There are no reports of human or animal H5N1 cases in Hawaii at ...
Hawaii health officials learned from a recent survey that few respondents involved with caring for birds actually know what to do to prevent bird flu. The Hawaii Department of Health in March ...
Hawaii's unique birds, known as honeycreepers, are being wiped out by mosquitoes carrying avian malaria. The birds' last hope could be more mosquitoes, designed to crash their own population.