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The world’s first vaccine for mosquito-borne chikungunya virus has been approved by the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). The disease strikes around half a ...

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A definitive diagnosis of Chikungunya infection can be made only with the aid of laboratory support since clinically, symptoms resemble those of dengue fever. Laboratory diagnosis is therefore ...

Infected mosquitoes spread the chikungunya virus through their bites. The main transmitters are the Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus species. The same 2 species of mosquitoes also transmit dengue.