Monday, 26 December 2016

PRO/AH/EDR> Chikungunya (17): Asia (Pakistan) ex India

Chikungunya -- Pakistan
[2] More cases
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[1] Outbreak source: India
Date: Mon 26 Dec 2016
Source: The Express Tribune [edited]

Epidemiologists have linked the outbreak of chikungunya in Karachi [Sindh] with its outbreak in India a few months ago. Chikungunya was notified for the 1st time by the National Institute of Health (NIH) after 3 patients were tested positive for this mosquito-borne disease.
Epidemiologists said that NIH had issued an alert in October [2016] after the chikungunya outbreak

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2iwONsr

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