As the number of reported chikungunya cases to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) appears to be slowing, only increasing by 4,481 cases during the past week- two countries accounted for 95 percent of...

Belize is only one of two Central American countries yet to report a confirmed autochthonous, or locally acquired chikungunya case to date (Honduras being the other); however, this may have changed as...

Mosquito borne illness in the state of Florida continues deep into October as additional dengue fever, West Nile virus and St. Louis encephalitis (SLE) were reported during the week ending Oct. 25. Miami-Dade...

With the introduction of the mosquito borne virus, chikungunya, in the Americas last December, we’ve seen a number of countries especially hard hit with the disease–the Dominican Republic  with...

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The National IHR Focal Point for France has notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of 4 cases of chikungunya locally-acquired infection in Montpellier, France. The cases were confirmed by tests conducted...

The number of imported infections of the tropical, mosquito borne viral disease, chikungunya has topped 200 cases in Canada, according to Health Canada earlier this month. The chikungunya virus, which...

The westernmost county in Florida recorded their third human case of West Nile virus (WNV) infection during the past week, according to the Florida Department of Health. The newest case in Escambia County...

A “State of Emergency” was declared this week in Jamaica over the chikungunya virus situation on the island, according to Telesur TV report Sunday. Jamaican prime minister Portia Simpson...

The number of autochthonous chikungunya cases seen in the Americas increased by 12,121 cases during the past week, rising from 759,948 to 772,069 cases, according to the Pan American Health Organization...

Jamaica has reported it 1st fatality linked to the mosquito borne virus, chikungunya, according to a report in the Jamaica Observer Tuesday. The report states that a  a third year English student from...