Chikungunya is a disease that is caused by the chikungunya virus which is transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes. Its name is derived from a word in the Makonde language that means contorted or ...

No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript. Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) causes an acute febrile disease characterized by severe arthralgia in the small joints.

Valneva (VALN) stock rose after the company posted new Phase 3 trial data for its chikungunya vaccine, Ixchiq, in adolescents aged 12-17. Read more here.

It’s the same when doctors, researchers and epidemiologists fight any virus: The physical structure of its molecules dictate ... including alphaviruses like chikungunya and eastern equine encephalitis ...

Chikungunya virus is transmitted by mosquitoes, most commonly Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti and Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the world's first vaccine ...