PRO/AH/EDR> Chikungunya (16): Asia (Bangladesh)

Chikungunya — Bangladesh
Mosquito-borne chikungunya is spreading [in Dhaka, the capital city in Bangladesh]. The disease is transmitted by biting _Aedes albopictus_ and _Aedes aegypti_ mosquitoes. Many people in the capital city [Dhaka] have been known to be affected with the disease in this summer [2017].
The doctors say that chikungunya is a viral disease. It is not life-threatening, but many physical discomforts may be seen in people affected with the disease. The former director of the Institute of