BV Health Centre seeing scores with chikungunya

Scores of people are visiting the Beterverwagting (BV) Health Centre on the East Coast Demerara with symptoms of chikungunya.

The health centre sees on an average 15 persons daily with symptoms of chikungunya, a viral disease transmitted by the aedes aegypti mosquito, said the centre’s Medic Carol Orna.

Speaking to Stabroek News yesterday, Orna said the centre has seen an increase in the