“There Is No Outbreak of Chikungunya in the Country”
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Health Minister Víctor Atallah called on the population this Saturday to reinforce preventive measures against the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits chikungunya, dengue, and Zika, although he assured that there is "no outbreak" of chikungunya in the country. In a video posted on his social media accounts, Atallah explained that chikungunya is a virus that manifests between 3 and 7 days after a mosquito bite, causing high fever and characte…
Santo Domingo. – The Ministry of Public Health maintains epidemiological surveillance of possible cases of chikungunya; this is what Minister Victor Atallah said in a video published on its social networks. The official explained that chikungunya is a viral disease transmitted by the mosquito Aedes aegypti, the same one that transmits dengue and zika. Symptoms appear between 3 and 7 days after the bite and are characterized mainly by high fever …
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