The arrival of the virus in Haiti was expected. In the neighboring Dominican Republic, authorities have confirmed at least 150-200 cases since it was detected there in March. The often painful illness most commonly found in Asia and Africa was first detected in December in tiny St. Martin. It was the first time that local transmission of chikungunya had been reported in the Americas. Since then, it has spread to nearly a dozen other islands and French Guiana, an overseas department of France on the northern shoulder of South America. The illness is rarely fatal and most chikungunya patients recover within a week. Some people experience joint pain for months to years. There is no vaccine and it is spread by the pervasive Aedes aegypti mosquito, which also transmits dengue fever in the region. news.yahoo/haiti-confirms-14-cases-mosquito-borne-virus-003439387.html
Posted on: Thu, 08 May 2014 14:56:09 +0000
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