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UK cases of mosquito-borne chikungunya virus more than double

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Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al⁩ to ⁨unitedkingdom@feddit.uk⁩

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7419g1l488o

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  • hudhf@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Typical fear mongering from the BBC - all infected outside of the uk & the 2 specific types of mosquitoes are not found in the uk

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    • Zombie@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Agreed. 3 is more than double 1. Not putting numbers in the headline is stupid.

      For reference, it’s 73 cases versus 27 last year.

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