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Chikungunya and mosquitoes
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 9:12 pm
by Dgi
Heading to St John next week...any cases of chikungunya in St John yet? How about the mosquitoes this time of year? Had enough rain recently to bring them out?
Re: Chikungunya and mosquitoes
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 7:27 am
by Mstash
Thinking about this too
ETA Tues around noon.
Re: Chikungunya and mosquitoes
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 9:43 am
by lprof
Yes, this virus is active in the Virgin Islands. A recent thread on this may be worth reading...
http://www.virgin-islands-on-line.com/v ... hikungunya
http://www.healthvi.org/index.html
To my knowledge no cases have been reported originating in the states yet... there have been reported cases in Miami and Tampa and Boston with all patients getting the virus outside the mainland, many, if not all, in the Caribbean.
Protect yourself from bites! And... enjoy the islands!
Re: Chikungunya and mosquitoes
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 8:33 pm
by Ready2Go
We had a confirmed case in Mississippi a few week ago.
Re: Chikungunya and mosquitoes
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 5:39 pm
by Bushwacker
Add central Texas to the list too. There is a man in the Roundrock area infected with it. He recently traveled to the Caribbean, but they haven't said where.