Chikungunya Virus Net is the web resource for anyone interested in chikungunya. Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an insect-borne virus, of the genus Alphavirus, that is spread by Aedes mosquitoes. Chikungunya infection causes fever and severe joint pain. Other symptoms include muscle pain, headache, nausea, fatigue and rash. The disease shares some clinical signs with dengue, and can be misdiagnosed in areas where dengue is common. There have been recent breakouts of chikungunya in Africa, Asia and the Indian subcontinent. In recent decades mosquito vectors of chikungunya have spread to Europe and the Americas. In 2007, disease transmission was reported for the first time in Europe. There is no cure for the disease. Treatment is focused on relieving the symptoms.

The objectives of Chikungunya Virus Net are to be the public and professional information resource for chikungunya and to serve as a network in the exchange of information and news related to chikungunya.

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  Thu, 29 Aug 2019 07:00 GMT
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  Sun, 22 Sep 2019 04:40 GMT
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  Thu, 05 Sep 2019 07:00 GMT
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  Wed, 28 Aug 2019 07:00 GMT
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  Wed, 18 Sep 2019 10:24 GMT
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  Fri, 30 Aug 2019 07:00 GMT
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  Thu, 29 Aug 2019 07:00 GMT
• Chikungunya epidemic strikes 15,000 in Ethiopia - Outbreak News Today
  Sun, 01 Sep 2019 07:00 GMT
• Chikungunya disease outbreak affects 20,000 people in Ethiopia - Xinhua | English.news.cn - Xinhua
  Tue, 03 Sep 2019 07:00 GMT

• PRO/AH/EDR> Invasive mosquitoes - USA (05): (NE, UT)
  Thu, 12 Sep 2019 13:28:54 -0400
  Other Human Disease -- United States
  A species of mosquito that can carry the Zika virus, dengue, yellow fever and chikungunya [viruses] has been identified in Nebraska for the 1st time, according to state health officials.
  On Tuesday [10 Sep 2019], the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) said it had documented _Aedes aegypti_ mosquitoes -- which are mainly found in tropical climates -- in York County, to the state's southeast.
  The mosquitoes were captured during an annual research mission -- conducted

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