Brazil reports first 3 Chikungunya cases
BRASILIA. December 9. KAZINFORM Brazil Wednesday reported first three cases of Chikungunya, a viral disease spread by mosquitoes that causes fever and severe joint pain, Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
The infected included one man from Rio de Janeiro and another from Sao Paulo who recently traveled to Indonesia. The third was a Sao Paulo woman recently returned from a trip to India, the Health Ministry said. All of them received treatment and have recovered.
So far there is no evidence of Chikungunya transmission in the country,the ministry said in an online statement.
The cases have been reported to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
The Chikungunya virus, originating in Southeast Asia and Africa, is transmitted by the mosquito "Aedes aegipty", the same vector of dengue, which is a common disease in Brazil. The mortality rate is much lower than that of dengue, Kazinform cites Xinhua. See www.xinhuanet.com