Chikungunya

EspañolThe chikungunya virus continues to spread across Latin America and the Caribbean, with health authorities estimating that over 1.2 million people may have been infected since the virus emerged in the region in late 2013. The…
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Ecuador has her first chikungunya patient. On Thursday, the Ministry of Health announced that a 41-year-old Ecuadorian woman who recently returned from Colombia has been diagnosed with the virus that causes high fever and severe joint…
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SpanishThe Health Minister of El Salvador, Violeta Menjivar, declared a national state of emergency on Sunday due to the outbreak of the chikungunya virus, which has infected 1,119 people in the country so far. Together with spokesmen…
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