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Ep 109 Chikungunya: Not dengue (or is it?)

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The History of Chicken Goonio

It seems likely that chicken goon has been more widely distributed for longer than we initially thought, given some of these historical descriptions being like pretty on the money. These are also similar viruses with a substantial overlap in disease symptoms and geographic range. And it's possible that one outbreak of dengue was actually caused by dengue virus while another was caused by chicken goonio virus. But in any case, these historical accounts aren't just useful for historians; they can be helpful to modern day researchers as well.

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