Mosquito virus hits thousands in Haiti
Chikungunya fever causes victims severe pain for several days and chronic swelling of joints.
Published On 10 Jun 2014
A virus carried by mosquitoes is immobilising thousands of people in the Caribbean.
The illness is rarely fatal but it’s raised particular concern in Haiti, which is already fighting a lethal epidemic of cholera.
Chikungunya fever has been a common illness in Africa and Asia.
Al Jazeera’s Tom Ackerman reports.
Source: Al Jazeera