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"Chikungunya Virus cases top 500,000"
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The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says the number of new cases of the Chikungunya in the Caribbean increased by nearly 38,000 last week with the Dominican Republic having the most cases.
PAHO said that the total figure for the mosquito-borne disease had reached 513,393 cases compared with 473,523 cases a week earlier.
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Countries and territories in the Caribbean where chikungunya cases have been reported: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Martinique, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Maarten, Turks and Caicos Islands, US Virgin Islands, and Venezuela.
http://www.caribbean360.com/news/car...op-500000-paho
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Doctors In U.S. On High Alert For Chikungunya Virus
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In July, New Jersey health officials urged residents to protect themselves from mosquito-borne illnesses this summer.
So far, 20 New Jersey residents have tested positive for chikungunya.
The first two U.S.-acquired cases of the chikungunya virus were reported in Florida earlier this month.
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http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/08/...ungunya-virus/
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