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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• PRO/EDR> Vector borne diseases - Pakistan: (KP)
  Mon, 20 Aug 2018 12:07:53 -0400
  Chikungunya -- Pakistan
  Fear gripped people after score of cases of fever with acute joint pain were reported in various parts of Swat [Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province]. However, health experts said that there was nothing serious as it was a seasonal fever outbreak.
  The majority of the people affected with fever belong to Faizabad union council where over 100 patients were recorded.
  "Four days ago I got high fever with acute pain in my bones. I rushed to hospital where it was found malaria after initial