Weekly Report - 17 July 2014 (WR-14-28)

While the US, Mexico and Central American countries are focused on the problem of child migrants, a more resilient visitor with no difficulties crossing borders at all has arrived in Latin America – and seems intent on staying. This is chikungunya, an emerging health threat which produces an illness similar to dengue. Chikungunya was detected six months ago in the region for the first time since when it has claimed 21 lives with some 4,700 confirmed cases and 260,000 suspected cases.

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