Health officials in Hawaii have confirmed that no new cases of dengue have come up on the island since Christmas. There was a surge in the dengue patients just prior to the festive season. The illness had caught 181 people from early-September to mid-December 2015, according to the figures released until December 28. The Hawaii State Department of Health revealed that currently only two patients are at a stage to be contagious for others.

The transmission of dengue fever is done by mosquitoes, which transfer the disease from one infected person to another. However, the disease cannot be directly transmitted from one person to another. A state representative in Hawaii, Richard Creagan, said that it is quite a relief that new cases have been completely restricted without any specific measures from the health department.

The total number of cases detected until now include 163 local people of the island, while 18 are tourists. Also, 145 of the patients are adults and the remaining 36 are children. Dengue fever begins to show its symptoms after approximately a week of mosquito bite. Symptoms are stated as joint or muscle aches, rashes, fever, and headaches and pain behind eyes.

“We must be prepared for the long run. We're only a few months into this and it could stop next week, but it could go on for a number of months to come. I think the probability of it becoming endemic is low, but I cannot predict with 100-percent certainty,” said Dr. Lyle Petersen, CDC's Division of Vector-Borne Diseases’ Director.