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Chikungunya - Timor-Leste - First Ever Outbreak
« on: February 13, 2024, 02:28:04 pm »
SUMMARY - The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (otherwise known as East Timor) is experiencing their first ever outbreak of chikungunya, a disease that causes debilitating joint pain and is spread by mosquitoes. The risk of death is 1 in 1,000. There is presently no vaccine available for this disease.

LINK - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/mosquitoes-climate-change-infectious-disease-timor-leste/

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