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 ...

Scientists at IIT Roorkee have achieved a major breakthrough by identifying a potential drug for the treatment of chikungunya ...

CNN has reached out to the CDC for comment. Chikungunya virus is typically spread to people through the bite of an infected ...

Vimkunya™ (chikungunya vaccine, recombinant) is now available in the US for the prevention of disease caused by chikungunya ...

(WDTN) - Five people who recently received a vaccine that prevents a disease caused by chikungunya virus have been hospitalized. On Tuesday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

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 ...

The researchers found that Efavirenz, a drug commonly used in HIV treatment, may also be effective in reducing the replication of the Chikungunya virus. The study was supported by the Indian ...

The chikungunya virus virus-like particle (CHIKV VLP) vaccine achieved 100% seroconversion in adults who had previously received alphavirus vaccines and alphavirus vaccine–naive control ...

Officials have advised vulnerable people to get vaccinated. The chikungunya virus is spread by two species of mosquito, which also transmit dengue and Zika. The disease is not usually fatal ...

is now available in the US for the prevention of disease caused by chikungunya virus in individuals 12 years of age and older. According to manufacturer Bavarian Nordic, health care providers and ...

A mosquito-borne disease called chikungunya has killed two elderly people on France's Reunion Island, local authorities said on Friday. An 86-year-old and a 96-year-old died last week from the virus, ...