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Chikungunya - Timor-Leste - First Ever Outbreak
By: Steve Date: February 13, 2024, 1:28 pm
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SUMMARY - The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (otherwise
known as East Timor) is experiencing their first ever outbreak
of chikungunya, a disease that causes debilitating joint pain
and is spread by mosquitoes. The risk of death is 1 in 1,000.
There is presently no vaccine available for this disease.
LINK -
HTML https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/mosquitoes-climate-change-infectious-disease-timor-leste/
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