Asked by: Barry Gardiner (Labour - Brent North)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the risk of Chikungunya disease being introduced from the Caribbean into Ascension Island.
Answered by David Lidington
At the present time, Ascension Island Government (AIG) assesses that there is a low risk of Chikungunya disease being introduced to Ascension Island from the Caribbean. AIG continues to monitor the situation, with the United States Air Force Base on Ascension, and will keep its precautionary measures under review.