Chikungunya case in capital

Up until a couple of weeks ago, the only place where locally-acquired chikungunya infections had been detected was in the department of Paysandú, in the country’s west. However on May 13, the health ministry announced a case in the capital Montevideo in a person with no history of travel. The individual has now recovered and residents have been advised to avoid mosquito bites. Also in the region, in its May 19 update the health ministry in Paraguay said new chikungunya cases were decreasing, following a trend seen since the mid-March peak in infections. Dengue fever cases, however, were on the rise, with more than half from Central, Boquerón and Asunción. Read more