KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) – Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller has announced the release of additional funds to tackle the outbreak of the Chikungunya Virus.
SANTO, DOMINGO – An excruciating mosquito-borne illness that arrived less than a year ago in the Americas is raging across the region, leaping from the Caribbean to the Central and South American m
BRASÍLIA (AFP) - Brazil's authorities on Tuesday reported the first domestically contracted cases of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus, prompting the government to announce it was stepping up at
KINGSTON, Jamaica-- Minister of Health Dr Fenton Ferguson says J$12 million is set to address the spread of the Chikungunya virus that is currently threatening the country.
A new vaccine in its first human trials may offer protection against the chikungunya virus, a mosquito-borne infection that causes fever and severe joint pain, researchers reported Thursday in The
OTTAWA, Canada (CMC) – Canada has warned travellers to the Caribbean to protect themselves from mosquito bites as the spread of the Chikungunya disease continues across the region.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Ministry of Health has reported two more cases of the chikungunya disease in Jamaica. This has brought to four the number of cases that health officials are now addressing.
The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) says the number of new cases of the Chikungunya in the Caribbean has increased, with the Dominican Republic having the most cases.
