Zika epidemic in the Americas and Caribbean continues to evolve: updated ECDC rapid risk assessment
From European Centre for Disease The Zika epidemic in the Americas and Caribbean continues to evolve and expand geographically. Despite growing evidence of a link, uncertainties persist about the frequency and the clinical spectrum of mother-foetus Zika virus infections, the…
More than 5,900 cases of Chikungunya in Caribbean, South America
By Paul Tinder From Vaccine News More than 5,900 suspected cases of chikungunya have been reported in the Caribbean region and South America since December 6, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said on Friday. The ECDC published…
Region at risk from spread of chikungunya virus
From Caribbean360 Since the outbreak in French St Martin was reported on December 5, cases have been confirmed in several other Caribbean countries. (File photo) STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Monday January 13, 2014, CMC – The European Centre for Disease Prevention and…
Chikungunya Update
From Cayman Islands Public Health Department Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kiran Kumar has issued an update on the outbreak of the Chikungunya virus disease in the Caribbean. From 6 December to 31 December 2013, 111 cases of Chikungunya were…
Caribbean chikungunya outbreak grows, poses threat to US
Via CIDRAP, Lisa Schnirring writes From croftsblogs Health officials are reporting a sharp rise in the number of patients sickened in a chikungunya fever outbreak centered on the Caribbean island of St. Martin, which may signal an increasing risk to…
