Channel NewsAsia 6 Feb 08;
SINGAPORE : The number of chikungunya cases in Singapore has gone up by one more to 13.
According to the National Environment Agency and the Health Ministry, the latest probable case is a female Singaporean with no recent travel history.
She lives at Mackenzie Road and was admitted to hospital for suspected dengue fever on January 16.
She was later found to have chikungunya fever.
So far 2,626 people have been screened for the disease.
More than 4,800 inspections have been been conducted.
Officers have detected and destroyed 77 breeding sites. - CNA/ms
