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.

• "Molecular Clock" Indicates Chikungunya Arrived in Brazil during 2012 - PrecisionVaccinations
  Wed, 27 Feb 2019 08:00 GMT
• Study traces the origins of Chikungunya in Brazil - Science Daily
  Tue, 26 Feb 2019 08:00 GMT
• Co-Diagnostics Gets CE-IVD Mark for Multiplex Zika, Dengue, Chikungunya Test - GenomeWeb
  Thu, 07 Mar 2019 08:00 GMT
• Confirmed case of chikungunya recorded in NP - EyeWitness News
  Wed, 27 Feb 2019 08:00 GMT
• FDA Fast-Tracks Chikungunya Vaccine Candidate - Monthly Prescribing Reference
  Tue, 26 Feb 2019 08:00 GMT
• Themis Bioscience Receives FDA Fast Track Designation for Chikungunya Vaccine Candidate - BioSpace
  Mon, 25 Feb 2019 08:00 GMT
• Scientist warns of chikungunya virus mutation - The Hindu
  Wed, 27 Feb 2019 08:00 GMT
• 5 dengue cases reported so far - The Hindu
  Mon, 25 Mar 2019 20:40 GMT
• Bharat Biotech's Zika, Chikungunya vaccines to enter Phase II trials; focus now on private label market - Moneycontrol.com
  Mon, 11 Mar 2019 07:00 GMT
• Gaafu Alif Education Center closed following reports of Chikungunya virus - Raajjemv
  Wed, 20 Mar 2019 02:13 GMT
• Chikungunya outbreak tops 2,000 in Thailand - Outbreak News Today
  Thu, 07 Mar 2019 08:00 GMT
• Mosquito tracking key to preventing disease outbreaks - Scope
  Mon, 25 Mar 2019 22:00 GMT
• Chikungunya vaccine candidate fast tracked - Outbreak News Today
  Wed, 27 Feb 2019 08:00 GMT
• Infectious disease bric-a-bracs: Origins of Chikungunya in Brazil, India and China refuse rabies vaccine export to Pakistan - Outbreak News Today
  Tue, 26 Feb 2019 08:00 GMT
• Citywide Mosquito Management Effort in Puerto Rico During Zika Outbreak Offers Lessons for Future - Entomology Today
  Mon, 25 Mar 2019 16:40 GMT

• PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus (08): Americas (USA) hawk, alert
  Thu, 21 Mar 2019 19:40:27 -0400
  West Nile Virus -- United States
  A dead Cooper's hawk found in Lakeside has tested positive for West Nile virus [WNV], making it the 1st sign this year [2019] of the potentially deadly disease in San Diego County.
  County Vector Control officials said people should remember to follow the County's "Prevent, Protect, Report" guidelines -- particularly to dump out standing water and to wear insect repellent -- to protect themselves from mosquitoes that can transmit WNV and other diseases, such as chikungunya, dengue and