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Dear Subscribers,

The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy issued in its recent News Scan<http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2015/02/news-scan-feb-09-2015> about chikungunya outbreak in the Caribbean and Americas that reaches 1.2 million cases. Please enjoy the full story below.

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) reported 18,415 new cases of chikungunya in the Caribbean and Americas on Feb 6, most of which occurred in Colombia, bringing the outbreak total to 1,201,272.
The new total includes 1,172,787 suspected and 25,255 confirmed locally acquired cases and 3,230 imported cases. Colombia reported 16,088 new cases, bringing the country's outbreak total to 143,458.
Puerto Rico reported 1,217 new cases, bringing the territory's outbreak total to 27,612. Canada reported 233 new imported cases, for a total of 320, with all of them imported.
PAHO also reported two deaths related to chikungunya, one of which occurred in Puerto Rico and the other in Barbados. The outbreak fatality total is now 181.


Sincerely Yours,



TADs-Network-Asia

Emergency Center for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD)

FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (FAORAP)

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Bangkok, 10200, Thailand


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