Chikungunya: Nearly 200 cases reported this summer in Ilocos Sur in N. Philippines
by Robert Herriman from Outbreak News Today on (#1VYEY)
Health officials in Vigin City, Ilocos Sur, in the northern area of Luzon, Philippines are reporting about 180 chikungunya cases in July and August this year and 241 cases total year to date. Carmeliza Singson, the provincial health officer of Ilocos Sur said the town with the highest number of confirmed cases is mountainous Galimuyod town ["]