Chikungunya cases reported in SRI LANKA / INDIA (Gujarat, Bangalore, Kerala)
April 8, 2008
April 2008 -- Health officials in Sri Lanka recently confirmed over 150 cases in Deraniyagala in Mar '08. India reports over 50,000 people have already been treated in '08. Healthcare experts are on red alert due to unusually high numbers of breeding mosquitoes. Chikungunya is a viral disease spread to humans by the aggressive daytime biting Aedes Aegypti mosquito. Travelers are advised to use insect repellents containing DEET for exposed skin and Pemethrin on outer clothing.
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