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Chikungunya in Reunion: "The epidemic affects the whole island", confirms the ARS which expects to have at least "10 000 cases by the end of the week"
Two people aged 86 and 96, including one with comorbidities, died as a result of the chikungunya, announced Friday morning the prefecture of the island.
Chikungunya: Two first confirmed deaths in Reunion since the outbreak began in August 2024
The epidemic is intensifying, with the census of "more than 8,500 non-imported" cases of this disease transmitted by the tiger mosquito. It "has accelerated in recent weeks and now extends to the whole territory," according to the prefecture of the island.
Chikungunya in Reunion: two first confirmed deaths, the epidemic in sharp progression
Two people, 86 and 96 years old, including one suffering from co-morbidities, died as a result of chikungunya in Reunion. These are the first confirmed deaths since the outbreak of the epidemic, which occurred in August 2024.

Mosquito-borne chikungunya kills two in France's La Reunion
A disabling mosquito-borne disease called chikungunya has killed two elderly people in the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion, local authorities said Friday.
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