Cases of Chikungunya disease on the rise in Dominica

ROSEAU, Dominica, Monday February 17, 2014, CMC – Health authorities say persons who have contracted the mosquito borne disease, Chikungunya, should remain home as Dominica recorded more than 31 cases of the disease so far.

Chikungunya is a viral disease that is spread by the aedes aegypti mosquito and the island recorded its first case on January 16 this year. Read More…….

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