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Sri Lanka Confirms Chikungunya Viral Fever Epidemic

November 27, 2006 | 
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COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka has confirmed an epidemic of the mosquito-borne Chikungunya viral fever, a top health official said on Saturday. Doctors suspect it has infected 5,000 people in the island’s far north.>>> Discuss This Story

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