Sri Lanka faces worst Chikungunya outbreak in 20 years as climate change fuels mosquito spread

An outbreak of Chikugunya is spreading from east Africa to islands in the Indian Ocean.
The viral fever is carried by mosquitoes, and thousands of cases are being reported, from Somalia to Sri Lanka.

Al Jazeera’s Minelle Fernandez reports from Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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