Ectoparasites such as lice were uncommon in this area before 2003, but increased in epidemic proportion pattern from 2003-2006 (Medeiros et al. 2008).
The Oʻahu ʻAkepa (Loxops coccineus wolstenholmei) is an extinct subspecies of the ʻAkepa that was endemic to the island of Oahu.
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