New Virus in Caribbean-AP report

[drfun48]

Spread by mosquitoes . If you will be there ,be sure to pack plenty of repellent .

 

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CB_CARIBBEAN_MOSQUITO_VIRUS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-01-14-16-47-21

[WestLakeGirl]

Not new. Has been discussed on several threads already

[drfun48]

Not new. Has been discussed on several threads already

 

Sorry---did not see those threads and still can't find them.

Yet,what does it hurt to remind visitors to be prepared?

[Fouremco]

Spread by mosquitoes . If you will be there ,be sure to pack plenty of repellent .

 

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CB_CARIBBEAN_MOSQUITO_VIRUS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-01-14-16-47-21

As WestLakeGirl noted, this has been the subject of several threads on numerous boards. Here's a post that I contributed a few days ago if you are looking for more information:

 

The CDC continues to have a Watch - Level 1, Practice Usual Precautions in place and provided an update on January 7:

 

Quote:

What is the current situation?

 

In December 2013, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported cases of chikungunya in Saint Martin. Additional cases were reported in other islands in the Caribbean. This is the first time that local transmission of chikungunya has been reported in the Americas. Local transmission means that mosquitoes in the area have been infected with chikungunya and are spreading it to people.

 

As of January 2, 2014, the following Caribbean islands have reported cases of chikungunya:

 

Saint Martin (French): 98 confirmed cases

Sint Maarten (Dutch): 1 confirmed case

Martinique: 13 confirmed cases; 1 case was also found in a person in French Guiana who had recently traveled from Martinique

Guadeloupe: 3 confirmed cases, including 1 case in a person who had recently traveled from Saint Martin

Saint Barthelemy: 7 confirmed cases

The full Travel Notification, including recommended precautionary measures, can be found here: http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/...unya-caribbean.

 

This is getting a lot of play as it is the first time that the local transmission of chikungunya has been documented outside Africa, but there are other diseases that are well established in the Caribbean that are as bad or worse but aren't getting this current publicity.

 

Given the increased number of cases in St. Martin and now a confirmed case in Sint Maarten, care is required, but as the CDC advises, no extraordinary precautions are needed.

[Fouremco]

Sorry---did not see those threads and still can't find them.

Do a search for "chikungunya" on the Celebrity board and you'll find five threads. Others exist on the HAL and St. Martin boards and probably several others.

[MicCanberra]

Who comes up with these names? Couldn't they call it something simpler. In any case, repellent, covering up and being careful seems to be the preventive actions.:D

[bobandalice]

Spread by mosquitoes . If you will be there ,be sure to pack plenty of repellent .

 

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CB_CARIBBEAN_MOSQUITO_VIRUS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-01-14-16-47-21

 

This story had some information that I had not heard before. So to me, it contained some new details. Thanks for posting.

[jasbo49]

Thank you Doc for the heads-up. Not everyone reads every post, especially the ones with stultifyingly foreign words.

 

Jim