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CARPHA continues to battle dengue and chikungunya and prepares for zika

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15 Dec 15 - Vector borne diseases, such as dengue, chikungunya and zika, continue to emerge in the Caribbean, threatening health, tourism, social and economic development. According to Dr Joy St John, director of surveillance, disease prevention and control at the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), “in the last decade, the Caribbean has been wrestling with wave after wave of vector borne diseases.