Chikungunya in the Caribbean: Eight cases confirmed in Saint Barthelemy
In a follow-up to a report Sunday, where there was 11 suspected cases of the mosquito borne virus, chikungunya, the Regional Agency for Health (ARS) is now reporting eight confirmed cases in the Territorial More...
Chikungunya outbreak in the Caribbean grows to 71 confirmed cases
Following reports of the emergence of the chikungunya virus in the Western Hemisphere earlier this month when two locally acquired cases were confirmed on the French Caribbean island of Saint Martin, the beginning More...
Chikungunya outbreak grows to 26 confirmed cases on St. Martin
Local health authorities of the French Caribbean Islands reported 26 confirmed and 12 probable autochthonous, or locally acquired, cases of chikungunya on the island of Saint Martin, according to a European Centre More...
Chikungunya in the Western Hemisphere: An interview with a CDC expert
With the recent report of local transmission of Chikungunya virus on the island of St. Martin in the Caribbean, the first such cases in the Western Hemisphere, I sought out an expert on the topic from the Centers More...
PAHO issues cholera update for Haiti, Dominican Republic and Cuba
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) recently released an Epidemiological Update for cholera in the Caribbean region, covering Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Cuba. Image/CIA According to the report, in More...
PAHO issues a dengue fever epidemic alert for Central America as rainy season begins
The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has issued a dengue fever epidemic alert for the member states of Central America and Dominican Republic Subregion, which include Mexico More...
Hurricane Sandy, Frankenstorm, skirts along US coast, leave 41 dead in Caribbean
The late season Hurricane Sandy appears to be one of the worst storms to hit northeast US in decades. Sandy is cruising northward on Friday leaving 41 reported dead in the Caribbean and widespread damage, extended More...