Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Spain detects first ever case of mosquito-borne chikungunya virus

Officials say Valencia man ‘most likely’ infected with painful viral disease in Gandia, a seaside Mediterranean resort

Spain has detected its first domestic case of the painful mosquito-borne viral disease chikungunya in a 60-year-old man in the eastern province of Valencia, officials said Tuesday.

The man was “most likely” infected in Gandia, a seaside Mediterranean resort, and was treated in hospital last month, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said in a statement.

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