Bruno's Mauritian Blog

On February 18, 1999 Joseph Réginald Topize, alias Kaya, was arrested for smoking marijuana at a meeting organised by the Mouvement Republicain Party. He died in custody three days later. His death sparked a wave of protest in urban areas and three days of unrest in Mauritius, forcing the closure of all schools, businesses and offices and the shutdown of economic activities.

A vaccine against the dreaded Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is nearly there! A team of scientists from the USA have discovered a virus-like particle that mimics the CHIKV. CHIKV is a very infectious virus transmitted to humans via some species of mosquitoes. The re-emergence of the virus in Kenya, 2004, lead to widespread infection within the [...]