Once limited to tropical and subtropical climates, the Aedes mosquitoes that transmit these diseases are spreading to new ...

As Chikungunya spreads into new regions, LJI scientists share a first look at how human T cells target the virus. Their ...

Chikungunya is a virus (CHIKV) spread by bites from infected mosquitoes. Outbreaks have occurred in most areas of the world, including the Americas, Asia, Africa, Europe, and islands in the Indian ...

According to 'National Centre for Vector Borne Diseases Control', chikungunya also called Chikungunya virus disease or chikungunya fever is a difficult but non-fatal viral illness spread by ...

Chikungunya, a mosquito-borne disease whose name in the Makonde dialect of Africa means “bending over in pain,” has no specific treatment and can be debilitating and even deadly for newborns.

The FDA on Thursday announced approval of Ixchiq, the first chikungunya vaccine, for anyone 18 and older who has a risk of being exposed to the mosquito-borne virus.

Chikungunya which is reported from many parts of the country during the past few weeks is a viral disease transmitted to ...

The chikungunya virus spreads to humans through mosquito bites and contact with blood. It is rarely fatal, but the symptoms can be long-lasting. Learn more here.

How Do You Treat Chikungunya? There’s no antiviral chikungunya treatment – or treatment that can kill the virus itself. There's no vaccine to prevent it, either. Doctors just treat symptoms.

A preliminary study has found that efavirenz — a non-nucleoside inhibitor of HIV virus that is used for treating HIV/AIDS — can be repurposed for the treatment of chikungunya. Currently, no ...

Most of the locally-acquired cases of chikungunya appear to be clustered around two towns near Marseille, Toulon and ...

This means the virus (in the form of its other strains) may remain confined for now to pockets of the southernmost United States where Aedes aegypti is common.