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  • Singapore: 2013 Chikungunya outbreaks

    Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking...sters-20130510


    18 new chikungunya cases in Kranji, Bukit Timah clusters
    Published on May 10, 2013
    By Salma Khalik, Senior Health Correspondent

    THE chikungunya virus continues to spread in Singapore, with 19 more people identified with the illness last week. That brings the total for the year to 126...

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    Re: Singapore: 2013 Chikungunya outbreaks

    Source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp...60717&sec=asia

    Sunday May 26, 2013
    Three-fold rise in number of chikungunya cases in Singapore

    THE chikungunya outbreak appears to have taken hold in Singapore, with over 60 reported cases of infection within this month alone.

    This brings the year?s total to 184, more than three times the number of cases that were reported over the past three years.

    The infections currently appear to be centred in the industrial areas of Sungei Kadut and Bukit Timah Road...

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      Re: Singapore: 2013 Chikungunya outbreaks

      Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking...-rise-20130811

      Dengue easing but chikungunya cases on the rise
      Published on Aug 11, 2013
      7:54 AM
      By Salma Khalik, Senior Health Correspondent

      The dengue fever epidemic appears to be on the decline, but the spread of another mosquito-borne disease is still going strong.

      Close to 500 people have been infected with chikungunya this year - compared with a total of 60 cases in the three years between 2010 and last year...

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        Re: Singapore: 2013 Chikungunya outbreaks

        Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking...apore-20131204

        Is the mosquito-borne Chikungunya virus taking root in Singapore?
        Virus has made a comeback with 924 cases this year, most locally spread
        Published on Dec 04, 2013
        8:30 AM
        By Salma Khalik Senior Health Correspondent


        ...The dengue-like disease took hold in April and there have been 924 cases this year - of which 881 were locally transmitted. Last week, there were 36 new cases...

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