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 ...

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 ...

CDC has issued travel health notices for four countries contending with chikungunya outbreaks in recent months. What to know ...

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, ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday announced its approval of Ixchiq, the first chikungunya vaccine. The vaccine, which is made by Valneva, is approved for anyone age 18 and older ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently issued Level 2 travel advisories for several countries ...

What Is the Chikungunya Virus Now Transmitted in the US for the First Time in Years? A person living in the suburbs of New York City has tested positive for chikungunya, a mosquito-borne virus that is ...

A vaccine for chikungunya—a mosquito-borne infection with similar symptoms to dengue and Zika—could finally be on the horizon after promising results from a late stage trial were published in the ...

Yuzvendra Chahal, India's seasoned leg-spinner with over 200 international wickets, has been sidelined by a double whammy: ...

The US has issued a Level-2 travel advisory for Bangladesh amid a surge in chikungunya cases. CDC urges travelers to take enhanced mosquito bite precautions.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is currently investigating five hospitalizations that occurred in people who had recently received a vaccine that prevents disease caused by the ...

When I first heard a news story on the radio about the chikungunya virus, listening phonetically, I’ll admit that my mind went right to chickens and bird virus. Further context in the broadcast proved ...