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Two die from chikungunya as virus spreads on France's Reunion Island

The tiger mosquito is one of two species that can infect humans with the chikungunya virus. © Shutterstock _ InsectWorld

A mosquito-borne disease called chikungunya has killed two elderly people on France's Reunion Island, local authorities said on Friday.

An 86-year-old and a 96-year-old died last week from the virus, which causes fever and severe joint pain.

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