Swiss Chikungunya Fever Patients Live In Close Proximity
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It is possible that two of the four patients were infected by the same mosquito, the Ticino cantonal medical officer stated in response to an enquiry from the Keystone-SDA news agency.
The others were most likely bitten by related mosquitoes.
Working in collaboration with the Ticino University of Applied Sciences (SUPSI), a substance that kills adult tiger mosquitoes was sprayed into the air in their neighbourhood, said Ticino cantonal medical officer, Giorgio Merlani.
This is very effective, as a tiger mosquito flies barely more than 100 metres in its lifetime.
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