Episode 132 • • 31:30 - 33:58
132: Thank You Satan?
Chikungunya Virus, US National Research Council Warning
The Chikungunya virus, a mosquito-borne illness from Africa, is identified as a new health threat to the United States and Europe. Unlike the West Nile virus, Chikungunya is often fatal and currently has no vaccine. Dr. James Diaz warned the National Research Council that the disease has already begun spreading locally in Italy and France.