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Dominican Republic: Suspected chikungunya cases top 7,000

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The number of suspected chikungunya cases in the Dominican Republic  doubled during the past week with the new number released from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Friday show the eastern...

Chikungunya: More cases reported in St. Vincent, Haiti records first cases

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The chikungunya outbreak continues to expand, as the head of the Caribbean Public Health Authority (CARPHA), Dr James Hospedales declared yesterday that the virus has reached epidemic proportions. Hospedales...

Dominican Republic faces a chikungunya epidemic: Health minister

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With nearly 3,700 chikungunya cases reported in the Dominican Republic since March, Health Minister Freddy Hidalgo came out said the country face a chikungunya epidemic, according to a Dominican Today...

Dominican Republic reporting thousands of chikungunya and dengue cases

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The Dominican Republic Ministry of Health says they are seeing an average of 188 chikungunya cases per day in chigger, San Cristobal and in Haina, according to a Entorno Inteligente report Friday (computer...

Chikungunya confirmed in St. John’s, Antigua: Report

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Just one day after the Caribbean islands of St.Vincent and the Grenadines confirmed their first cases of chikungunya, another country in the region is reporting the mosquito borne viral disease. The...

St. Vincent and the Grenadines report three Chikungunya cases

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Shortly after the Ministry of Health of St. Vincent and the Grenadines reported it was “bracing itself ” for a chikungunya outbreak around the time of World Health Day two weeks ago, the...

Brazil unleashes genetically modified mosquitoes in battle with dengue fever

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With a total of 1.4 million dengue fever cases in 2013 and the estimated 500,000 visitors arriving soon in Brazil for the 2014 FIFA World Cup this summer, Brazilian health officials have released “The...

Vampire bats and rabies killing children in native communities in Peru

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So far in the month of February, at least six children have perished to rabies in Amazonas region of Peru according to the Ministry of Health. The children range in age from 1 to 14 years of age and all...

CDC issues yellow fever outbreak notice for Brazil

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As of this morning, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have issued a yellow fever outbreak notice for certain areas of Brazil. Southern Brazil states like Rio Grande do Sul and Sao Paolo...

U.S. soldiers in Haiti have contracted malaria and leptospirosis

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It has been reported by Stars and Stripes on Friday that 6 U.S. soldiers serving in Haiti during the relief effort after the devastating earthquake. One of the soldiers was so severely ill that he was...