Public Health Information

Measles

• Measles (Department of Health Website)
• Measles Fact Sheet
• Measles (CDC Website)

The best protection against measles is the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine. Contact your healthcare provider to get the MMR vaccine, or locate a vaccine provider at https://www.vaccines.gov/en/

Avian Influenza

• Avian Influenza (Department of Health Website)
• Avian Influenza Fact Sheet
• Avian Influenza Backyard Poultry Information
• Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)

Do not touch sick or dead birds. Residents are encouraged to report sick or dead birds, especially when multiple or unusual. Please contact the Animal Industry Division at Hawaii Department of Agriculture at 808-483-7102 Monday to Friday from 7:45AM to 4:30PM, or 808-837-8092 during non-business hours and holidays. 

Mosquito-borne Diseases

• Fight the Bite(PDF, 3MB)
• Fight the Bite (Department of Health)
• Zika Information (CDC)
• Dengue Information (CDC)
• Chikungunya Information (CDC)

Mpox

• Mpox (Department of Health website)
• Mpox Fact Sheet (CDC)
• Mpox (CDC website)

To schedule a vaccine appointment on Kauai, please call Malama Pono at 808-246-9577.

Rat Lungworm Disease

• Prevent Rat Lungworm Disease(PDF, 1MB)
• What is Rat Lungworm Disease? (Department of Health)
• Angiostrongyliasis Fact Sheet(PDF, 150KB) (Department of Health)
• Angiostrongyliasis Information (CDC)

Other health threats in Hawaii

• Leptospirosis
• Giardiasis
• Norovirus
• Flu
• Swimmer's Itch
• Vibriosis
• Ciguatera Fish Poisoning
• Scombroid Fish Poisoning