Friday, January 17, 2014

Dominica records its first case of Chikungunya

Dominica has recorded its first case of the chikungunya virus but health officials say there is no cause for alarm.

“We can confirm that we have the first local case of chikungunya in Dominica, but there is no need for any alarm at this time,” said Chief Medical Officer of Dominica, David Johnson, adding that it was ”very importantly for us we want to establish if there are any other cases in Dominica”.

Earlier this week the Trinidad & Tobago-based Caribbean Public Health

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