While the people reel from the mosquito-borne viral disease, the blame game continues as no one is ready to shoulder the responsibilities of the spread. The disease and experts’ advice# Chikungunya was first reported in the African nation of Tanzania in 1952. Masud’s wife, Sultana Razia, told bdnews24.com she saw the city corporation workers spray 'medicine' ’on Thursday only in last three to four months. Home-grown mosquitoesDhaka North Mayor Annisul Huq shrugged off the blame for rising Chikungunya cases in the capital. But, the cases could not be confirmed as Chikungunya as there were no pathological tests carried out on those patients.​

Source: bd News24 July 14, 2017 18:45 UTC