A wave of mosquito-borne tropical disease that first appeared in the Western Hemisphere in late 2013 has now spread across the Caribbean, stoking concerns about a debut in the continental U.S. We may be only hearing about it now here in the States but Chikungunya, a virus that causes debilitating headaches, high fevers and severe joint pain has been plaguing people on Indian Ocean islands, India, … [Read more...]
First Case Of Mosquito-Borne Chikungunya Virus Confirmed In Georgia And Florida
The number of chikungunya cases in the Caribbean has more than tripled in a month. As of this week, the region is reporting 4,576 confirmed and 165,990 suspected cases of the virus, for a total of 170,566, according to the Pan American Health Organization. Florida has reported 34 of those cases. The Georgia Department of Public Health on Thursday confirmed the state's first human case of … [Read more...]
