500K Chikungunya Cases Detected In Dominican Republic

Associated Press/ABC News: Virus Tally Nears 500,000 in Dominican Republic
“The mosquito-borne virus known as chikungunya has sickened nearly 500,000 people in the Dominican Republic, including 109 newborn babies, an official with the Caribbean country’s health ministry said Friday…” (9/19).

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