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Since the first report received by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) / World Health Organization (WHO) of autochthonous transmission of chikungunya infection on 6 December 2013, there are now six territories in the Region of the Americas, in the Caribbean, that have notified cases; these are the British Virgin Islands, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Martin (French) and Sint Maarten (Dutch). See figure below.

The total number of cases registered has reached 786. In addition, imported cases have been registered during this time in French Guiana (one imported case from Martinique and one from Saint Martin) and in Dominica (one imported case from Saint Martin). Thus far, the health services capacities of the concerned countries and territories have not been exceeded.