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"Mr President, the chikungunya epidemic that is currently hitting Réunion is plunging this outermost region of the European Union into an extremely worrying health and economic crisis, and the scale of the long-term consequences is very difficult to assess.
The virus, which is transmitted by mosquitos, has now already infected 200 000 of the 760 000 inhabitants of the island of Réunion and is thought to be directly responsible for the deaths of five people.
The form taken by the disease – the severity of which went undetected until the start of this year – directly threatens some of the most vulnerable population groups, including the elderly, young children, pregnant women and patients already carrying a disease.
Just when the European Union is – quite rightly – concerned with combating another health crisis, one that affects the agricultural sector but that only potentially threatens the population, I would be immensely grateful to you if, as from today, you kindly expressed your and the European Parliament’s solidarity with citizens of the Union who are living in real fear of chikungunya. I thank you in advance on behalf of all the inhabitants of Réunion."@en1
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