chikungunya

A year after the first reported case of Chikungunya in January 2014 the Ministry of Health and Environment has declared the Chikungunya epidemic officially over as of January 23rd 2015 Full story: Government of Dominica 
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The emergence of the Chikungunya virus in the Caribbean in 2013, led to more than 800,000 suspected cases in the Caribbean and Latin America to date. The impact on health and the economies of the Region has been considerable, especially as…
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Jenny had gone to bed feeling well, but an hour into her sleep she suddenly awoke with a "stiff, cramping pain" behind one knee. Within the next hour the pains had multiplied and both knees began to lock, followed by stiffened fingers and…
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The Environmental Health Department is leading a frontal attack against mosquitoes with the launch of Mosquito Eradication Week from December 15 to 19, 2014. Chief Environmental Officer Alex Riley explained the objective of the week.…
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