Chikungunya in the Caribbean: The latest numbers from the ECDC
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) released the latest numbers today from the chikungunya outbreak spreading in the Caribbean.
As of 9 January 2014, the following number of cases has been reported:
– 2 confirmed cases in Saint Martin (NL);
– 48 probable or confirmed cases in Martinique;
– 25 probable or confirmed cases in Saint Barthélemy;
– 10 probable or confirmed cases including one imported case from Saint Martin in Guadeloupe;
– 1 confirmed case imported from Martinique in French Guiana.
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