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DOH CLOSELY MONITORING DETECTION OF H5 AVIAN FLU IN KAUAʻI WASTEWATER

HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) State Laboratories Division has detected H5 avian influenza (bird flu) at very low levels in wastewater samples collected at the Līhuʻe Wastewater Treatment Plant on Kauaʻi. The first detection was from a sample collected on Dec. 11, 2024, that was so low that it was not considered […]

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 MORE HAWAIʻI STUDENTS NOT UP TO DATE ON IMMUNIZATIONS    

HONOLULU — In a concerning development, the number of Hawaiʻi students not up to date with immunizations is increasing, according to new data from the Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH). A total of 39,583 or 21% of students from public, charter and private schools were not up to date on their school-required immunizations for […]

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