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Chikungunya is on the move

The virus has found a new hemisphere and might get a new latitude

Map of chikungunya outbreaks and mosquito ranges

GETTING AROUND  The chikungunya virus spreads via mosquitoes in tropical regions. Now it has found a way to hijack a second mosquito, posing a threat to people in Europe, North America and China. (See below for a detailed version of the map.)

Geoatlas/Graphi-Ogre, adapted by J. Hirshfeld

By Nathan Seppa

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