The chikungunya virus, whose symptoms are similar to dengue has claimed the lives of 21 people in the Caribbean since last December when it was detected the presence of this native fever in the region, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Martinique tops the list with 12 deaths, after submitting 35,000 suspected cases of infection (1,515 tested), while in Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe and Saint Martin (French part, with 3,430 suspected and 793 checks) has reported the deaths of three people.
WHO noted that in the Caribbean and Latin America 302 243 4,756 infected and suspected cases were reported.
