Chikungunya – Welcome to the Mind of a Writer

El Salvador chikungunya cases near 100,000, Dominican Republic at half-a-million | Outbreak News Today

On: November 8, 2014

[C]hikungunya infections continue to rise in Central America, with the Dominican Republic reporting half a million infections as of October 31. That’s 500,000 reservoirs for mosquitoes, which means the infection rate will probably continue to climb until everyone who is not protected with DEET or some other repellent is positiveContinue Reading

Second Form Of Chikungunya Virus In Brazil, Could Spread To U.S.

By: Sharon

On: November 8, 2014

In: Biological Threats, Emerging Diseases

[W]ith Ebola dominating headlines across the globe, many people have either forgotten or never knew about the troublesome virus called Chikungunya. My husband and I started discussing this disease several years ago on our program, PID Radio, but since its emergence in Tanzania in 1952, the virus and the mosquitoContinue Reading

Venezuela in grip of severe tropical disease outbreak: NGOs

By: Sharon

On: November 6, 2014

In: Biological Threats, Emerging Diseases

[E]bola isn’t the only disease running rampant in parts of the world. Chikungunya, Dengue Fever, and Malaria are vector-borne illnesses that not only debilitate but can also cause death. Below is an excerpt from yesterday’s report regarding current cases in Venezuela, but the three diseases–all spread by mosquitoes. In 2014,Continue Reading