Chikungunya is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected female mosquitoes, particularly Aedes aegypti and Aedes ...

Most stories of chikungunya begin with something oddly harmless — a slight twitch in the toes or fingers. That’s when the ...

The Trump administration's FDA and CDC is advising U.S. patients using the drug Ixchiq to hold off while U.S. health ...

A new study published Thursday warns that tiger mosquitoes are increasingly spreading to Europe because of climate change, ...

Adults over the age of 60 are recommended not to get the chikungunya vaccine to prevent the mosquito-borne illness due to two ...

According to reports, a cause for concern is that 51 of the cases involve infants under one year of age, while 553 are among ...

The CDC and FDA advise against Ixchiq chikungunya vaccine for American travellers aged 60 and above. This is due to reported ...

The CDC recommends the vaccine pause while it investigates “serious adverse events,” including neurologic and cardiac events.

Like dengue fever, chikungunya virus causes high fever, rashes, headache and joint pain. And while most patients recover with days, the joint pain can persist for months that can be managed with ...

Typical symptoms of chikungunya include fever, severe joint pain, headache, muscle pain and a rash, according to the CDC. "This virus is in a similar category as dengue or Zika and is carried by ...