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Colder temperatures lower the risk of chikungunya infection

Submitted on 18 December 2015 - 3:44pm

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The mosquito that propagates the dengue and chikungunya virus is unable to complete its life cycle at temperatures lower than 77 grades Fahrenheit.
 
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