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Suri­name has con­firmed an out­break of the mos­qui­to borne Chikun­gun­ya virus, with none of those per­sons who test­ed pos­i­tive hav­ing trav­elled over­seas in re­cent times.

The Min­istry of Health said lab­o­ra­to­ry tests were con­duct­ed by the Cen­tral Lab­o­ra­to­ry of the Bu­reau for Pub­lic Health (BOG), and the lab­o­ra­to­ry of the Aca­d­e­m­ic Hos­pi­tal Para­mari­bo.

Some eight cas­es have been con­firmed.