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The Hawai‘i Department of Health has identified a new travel-related dengue virus case on Oʻahu, bringing the total number of dengue cases in the state for 2026 to two. The first case was identified earlier this month on Maui. Both affected individuals were exposed to the virus while traveling in a region where dengue is common.

The Hawai‘i Department of Health has identified a new travel-related case of dengue virus on Oʻahu, bringing the total number of dengue cases to 14 in the state in 2025 (one on Maui, 13 on Oʻahu). The affected individual in this current case was exposed to the virus while traveling in a region where dengue is common and is not connected to prior cases.

The Hawai‘i Department of Health has confirmed a new travel-related case of dengue virus on Oʻahu, bringing the total number of dengue cases to seven in the state in 2025 (one on Maui, six on Oʻahu). The affected individual in this current case was exposed to the virus while traveling in a region where dengue is common. This case is unrelated to the dengue cases reported on April 10 and 11, 2025.

There have been six confirmed dengue cases in the state in 2025—one on Maui and five on Oʻahu.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health has received two reports of travel-related dengue cases in Hawaiʻi, one in Kauaʻi County and one in Hawaiʻi County.  Both cases were in individuals who had recent travel to countries where dengue is commonly found.  The last confirmed case of locally acquired dengue in the state was in 2016.