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Mosquito-borne disease has cost the world billions, researchers say

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Chikungunya has a higher global burden than previously estimated, researchers say.

Between 2011 and 2020 , there were 18.7 million cases in 110 countries, costing the world nearly $50 billion .

The highest number of cases were in Brazil , the Dominican Republic and French Polynesia .

Latin America and the Caribbean bore the highest costs.

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