Reunion Island's police prefecture and regional ARS health agency said in a joint statement on Thursday: "The chikungunya epidemic is now widespread throughout the island and is continuing to spread." ...

Hospitals on the French Indian Ocean Island of Reunion are reaching breaking point amid a chikungunya virus outbreak that has claimed six lives since January, affecting one out of nine people.

Reunion Island on health alert after spike in chikungunya disease Emergency protocol So far this year, 224 people have been hospitalised for more than 24 hours, including 196 where chikungunya was ...