The Chikungunya virus is spread by infected mosquitoes and causes symptoms like fever and severe joint pain. There is no specific medicine to treat the virus, and the best way to prevent it is by ...

Centre for Health Protection says source of fourth city-based case’s infection genetically distinct from past imported, ...

A woman in New York may have contracted a case of locally-transmitted chikungunya virus, an illness usually associated with travel. Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne viral disease that can cause fever, ...

A novel and affordable diagnostic test for chikungunya will soon be available thanks to the work of researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in partnership with a commercial ...

Hospitals in Kolkata report a significant rise in chikungunya cases this unusual season, posing a concern due to overlapping ...

The impact can be severe. Insect-borne diseases like chikungunya and dengue can overwhelm health systems, affect quality of life and if undiagnosed and treated incorrectly, can be ...

Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne virus that is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, typically on the South American continent, and ...

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) says a travel advisory issued for China over the viral disease chikungunya is not ...