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World Health Organization raises concern about spread of mosquito-borne Chikungunya virus
INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS (LA REUNION, MAYOTTE, MAURITIUS), JUL 22 – Up to one-third of La Reunion's population has been infected, with local transmission confirmed in Europe, prompting WHO to urge urgent preventive measures to avoid a major epidemic.
- The World Health Organization warned of a potential chikungunya virus epidemic, calling for urgent action to prevent it from spreading globally.
- Chikungunya is transmitted by bites from infected mosquitoes, primarily Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes, which are expanding their range due to climate change.
- Diana Rojas Alvarez from WHO stated that the virus has been detected in 119 countries, putting 5.6 billion people at risk.
- The WHO emphasizes the need for countries to prepare and strengthen detection capacities to avoid large outbreaks, as patterns from previous epidemics are being observed again.
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WHO is once again sounding the alarm: the Chikungunya virus, a rather exotic name from the tropics, is supposed to suddenly mutate into a global threat. 5.6 billion people are allegedly at risk, according to the World Health Organization. But how much substance is behind this panicmonger? In Europe, Chikungunya is hardly anyone's term. The virus transmitted by mosquitoes (especially Aedes aegypti or Aedes albopictus) is mainly common in the trop…
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The chikungunya virus is spreading rapidly, the World Health Organization has warned. The virus, spread primarily by the Aedes mosquito, is most common in Asia and Africa. A worldwide epidemic in 2004-2005 occurred when nearly half a million people were infected, the Daily Mail reported. The virus can cause symptoms such as fever and joint pain and life-threatening complications related to the heart and brain, the Daily Mail reported. To avoid t…
More than 2,600 infected in southern China, virus already in 119 countries around the world. WHO warns that history from 2005 could repeat itself - including in Europe.
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