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.

• Chikungunya Outbreak in Country with Multiple Vectorborne ... - CDC
  Sat, 18 Mar 2023 20:12 GMT
• Risk evaluation on chikungunya - Implications for the Region of the ... - ReliefWeb
  Wed, 22 Mar 2023 18:17 GMT
• Paraguay: Chikungunya epidemic has spread throughout the ... - Outbreak News Today
  Fri, 17 Mar 2023 23:19 GMT
• U.S. Issues Chikungunya Travel Alerts - Precision Vaccinations
  Fri, 03 Mar 2023 08:00 GMT
• Epidemiological Alert: Increase in cases and deaths from ... - Pan American Health Organization
  Wed, 08 Mar 2023 08:00 GMT
• Chikungunya Vaccine Market Size to Reach USD 624.98 Million by ... - GlobeNewswire
  Mon, 20 Mar 2023 09:13 GMT
• Brazil: Chikungunya cases increased by about 97% compared to ... - Outbreak News Today
  Fri, 17 Mar 2023 01:07 GMT
• Paraguay chikungunya outbreak: 90% of cases reported in ... - Outbreak News Today
  Sun, 26 Feb 2023 08:00 GMT
• Epidemiological profile of arboviruses in two different scenarios ... - BMC Infectious Diseases
  Wed, 22 Mar 2023 15:07 GMT
• Paraguay accounts for more than 80% of confirmed chikungunya ... - Outbreak News Today
  Thu, 23 Feb 2023 08:00 GMT
• Argentina reports latest on dengue and chikungunya - Outbreak ... - Outbreak News Today
  Fri, 24 Feb 2023 08:00 GMT
• Ecuador: Epidemiological surveillance is maintained for cases of ... - Outbreak News Today
  Wed, 08 Mar 2023 08:00 GMT
• Brazil: Dengue, chikungunya and Zika in Minas Gerais during the ... - Outbreak News Today
  Mon, 27 Feb 2023 08:00 GMT
• Valneva Reports Full Year 2022 Results and Provides Corporate ... - GlobeNewswire
  Thu, 23 Mar 2023 06:00 GMT
• Uh-oh. A new tropical mosquito has come to Florida. The buzz it's ... - WABE 90.1 FM
  Wed, 22 Mar 2023 20:27 GMT

• PRO/AH/EDR> Rift Valley fever - Sudan: (NO) livestock, human, susp, RFI
  Wed, 15 Sep 2021 20:49:58 -0400
  Rift Valley Fever -- Sudan
  Doctors in Sudan's Northern State have reported 27 deaths and 68 [abortions] among livestock in the area of El Nafaab in Merowe locality and warn of the emergence of cases of Rift Valley fever [RVF] and chikungunya, similar to last year [2020]. They have appealed to the Ministry of Health and the state government to deal with the potential epidemic in a safe manner.
  In a press statement on Sunday [5 Sep 2021], the Socialist Doctors Association reported that a resident of the state arrived

• A sero-epidemiological investigation of West Nile virus among patients without any records of their symptoms from three different hospitals from Tunisia Wed, 22 Mar 2023 06:00:00 -0400
  West Nile virus is one of the most known arboviruses around the world, along with Dengue virus, Toscana virus, Chikungunya (CHIK). In Tunisia, many epidemics of WNV had occurred in the past. The last one dated from 2018. The aim of our work was to perform a sero-epidemiological investigation on WNV without any records of their symptoms from three different hospitals from Tunisia. Patients without any records of their symptoms of the infection of West Nile Virus (WNV) infection were included in...
• The Development and Evaluation of a Combined Infection-Rheumatology Assessment Service in Response to the Chikungunya Fever Epidemic Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:00:00 -0400
  The chikungunya virus is an arthritogenic alphavirus. Acute infection may be followed by persistent arthralgia, often causing significant functional impairment. The 2014-2015 chikungunya fever (CHIKF) epidemic resulted in a marked increase in cases presenting to rheumatology and tropical diseases services. A combined multidisciplinary rheumatology-tropical diseases service for assessment, management, and follow-up of patients with proven CHIKF and persistent (≥ 4 weeks) arthralgia was proposed...
• The protein disulfide isomerase inhibitor 3-methyltoxoflavin inhibits Chikungunya virus Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:00:00 -0400
  Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is the etiological agent of chikungunya fever, a (re)emerging arbovirus infection, that causes severe and often persistent arthritis, as well as representing a serious health concern worldwide for which no antivirals are currently available. Despite efforts over the last decade to identify and optimize new inhibitors or to reposition existing drugs, no compound has progressed to clinical trials for CHIKV and current prophylaxis is based on vector control, which has...
• Standardized evaluation of Zika nucleic acid tests used in clinical settings and blood screening Fri, 17 Mar 2023 06:00:00 -0400
  Early detection of Zika virus (ZIKV) transmission within geographic regions informs implementation of community mitigation measures such as vector reduction strategies, travel advisories, enhanced surveillance among pregnant women, and possible implementation of blood and organ donor screening or deferral. Standardized, comparative assessments of ZIKV assay and testing lab performance are important to develop optimal approaches to ZIKV diagnostic testing and surveillance. We conducted an...
• Evolution of research funding for neglected tropical diseases in Brazil, 2004-2020 Fri, 17 Mar 2023 06:00:00 -0400
  Neglected tropical diseases are a global public health problem. Although Brazil is largely responsible for their occurrence in Latin America, research funding on the subject does not meet the population's health needs. The present study analyzed the evolution of research funding for neglected tropical diseases by the Ministry of Health and its partners in Brazil, from 2004 to 2020. This is a retrospective study of data from investigations registered on Health Research (Pesquisa Saúde in...
• Sociodemographic and environmental factors associated with dengue, Zika, and chikungunya among adolescents from two Brazilian capitals Fri, 17 Mar 2023 06:00:00 -0400
  Among the emerging and reemerging arboviral diseases, Zika, dengue and chikungunya deserve special attention due to their wide geographical distribution and clinical severity. The three arboviruses are transmitted by the same vector and can present similar clinical syndromes, bringing challenges to their identification and register. Demographic characteristics and individual and contextual social factors have been associated with the three arboviral diseases. However, little is known about such...
• Phytofabrication and characterization of Alchornea cordifolia silver nanoparticles and evaluation of antiplasmodial, hemocompatibility and larvicidal potential Fri, 17 Mar 2023 06:00:00 -0400
  Purpose: The recent emergence of Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) parasites resistant to current artemisinin-based combination therapies in Africa justifies the need to develop new strategies for successful malaria control. We synthesized, characterized and evaluated medical applications of optimized silver nanoparticles using Alchornea cordifolia (AC-AgNPs), a plant largely used in African and Asian traditional medicine. Methods: Fresh leaves of A. cordifolia were used to prepare aqueous crude...
• Dengue-chikungunya infection in the tertiary care hospital of northern India: Cross-sectional latent class cluster analysis in viral infection Fri, 17 Mar 2023 06:00:00 -0400
  Cases of dengue and chikungunya fever are escalating all over India. Both viruses share a common vector, the "Aedes" mosquito. Due to similar clinical symptoms, both the dengue (DENV) and chikungunya (CHIKV) virus can circulate as co-infection. There is very limited data available on dengue-chikungunya co-infection in Uttarakhand, India. The purpose of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of dengue and chikungunya virus infections, as well as their co-infection, in patients presenting...
• Pseudotyped Viruses for the Alphavirus Chikungunya Virus Wed, 15 Mar 2023 06:00:00 -0400
  Members of the genus Alphavirus are mostly mosquito-borne pathogens that cause disease in their vertebrate hosts. Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), which is one member of the genus Alphavirus [1], has been a major health problem in endemic areas since its re-emergence in 2006. CHIKV is transmitted to mammalian hosts by the Aedes mosquito, causing persistent debilitating symptoms in many cases. At present, there is no specific treatment or vaccine. Experiments involving live CHIKV need to be performed...
• Ethyl palmitate, an anti-chikungunya virus principle from Sauropus androgynus, a medicinal plant used to alleviate fever in ethnomedicine Mon, 13 Mar 2023 06:00:00 -0400
  CONCLUSIONS: S. androgynus contains EP as a potent antiviral principle against CHIKV. This justifies the use of the plant against febrile infections, possibly caused by viruses, in various ethnomedical systems. Our results also prompt more studies on fatty acids and their derivatives against viral diseases.