As the number of suspected chikungunya cases continue to rise, Guyana has documented 81 confirmed cases of the mosquito-borne virus, PAHO Country Representative Dr. William Adu-Krow said yesterday.
Adu-Krow said, in addition to the 81 cases, authorities were looking at 500 unconfirmed cases. “We are probably dealing with a case load about 500,” he said, while noting that the increase has caused them to stop testing for the virus in the labs and instead divert to using a syndromic approach by treating on presentation of the symptoms.
Health Ministry officials have not been available to Stabroek News to provide figures on the
