Cuba Records First 6 Chikungunya Cases

Associated Press: Cuba confirms first 6 cases of chikungunya virus
“Cuban health authorities on Wednesday confirmed the country’s first six cases of chikungunya fever, a debilitating, mosquito-borne virus that is suspected of afflicting tens of thousands across the Caribbean since its arrival in the region last year…” (Orsi, 6/18).

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