11-25-2006, 07:28 AM
http://ia.rediff.com/news/2006/nov/24dengu...?q=np&file=.htm
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November 24, 2006 23:18 IST
Chikungunya, a mosquito-borne disease that has affected islands in the Indian Ocean and India, has surfaced on US shores.
Colorado, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota and at least half a dozen US states have reported cases of travelers returning from Asia and East Africa down with the virus, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.
"This virus has exploded," French scientist Philippe Parola was quoted in The Chicago Tribune before presenting his findings last week at the 55th annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene conference.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Chikungunya cases surface on US shores
November 24, 2006 23:18 IST
Chikungunya, a mosquito-borne disease that has affected islands in the Indian Ocean and India, has surfaced on US shores.
Colorado, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota and at least half a dozen US states have reported cases of travelers returning from Asia and East Africa down with the virus, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.
"This virus has exploded," French scientist Philippe Parola was quoted in The Chicago Tribune before presenting his findings last week at the 55th annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene conference.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->