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Chikungunya, mosquito-borne virus, infected more than 200 Canadians
Majority of the Canadian cases stem from travel to Caribbean islands, Health Canada says
The Canadian Press Posted: Oct 22, 2014 9:51 AM ET Last Updated: Oct 22, 2014 9:51 AM ET
Health Canada says more than 200 Canadians have been infected by a virus that has sickened hundreds of thousands of people in the Caribbean and spurred a state of emergency in Jamaica.
As of Oct. 1, the agency said Tuesday, 201 Canadians had been infected with chikungunya (CHIK-un-gun-yah), a disease caused by a virus transmitted by mosquitoes. Symptoms include fever and severe joint pain, as well as muscle pain, headache, nausea, fatigue and rash.
The cases have been confirmed "among travellers returning from endemic areas in 2014," said Eric Morrissette, a spokesman for Health Canada...
Chikungunya, mosquito-borne virus, infected more than 200 Canadians
Majority of the Canadian cases stem from travel to Caribbean islands, Health Canada says
The Canadian Press Posted: Oct 22, 2014 9:51 AM ET Last Updated: Oct 22, 2014 9:51 AM ET
Health Canada says more than 200 Canadians have been infected by a virus that has sickened hundreds of thousands of people in the Caribbean and spurred a state of emergency in Jamaica.
As of Oct. 1, the agency said Tuesday, 201 Canadians had been infected with chikungunya (CHIK-un-gun-yah), a disease caused by a virus transmitted by mosquitoes. Symptoms include fever and severe joint pain, as well as muscle pain, headache, nausea, fatigue and rash.
The cases have been confirmed "among travellers returning from endemic areas in 2014," said Eric Morrissette, a spokesman for Health Canada...