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 Sudan's Red Sea state: 73 stricken - Sudan - ReliefWeb
  Thu, 18 Jul 2019 07:43 GMT
• 'Take steps in 24hrs to prevent spread of dengue, chikungunya' - The Daily Star
  Sun, 14 Jul 2019 13:26 GMT
• Nationwide drive to curb mosquito menace July 25-31: LGRD minister - The Daily Star
  Wed, 17 Jul 2019 06:31 GMT
• Congo: Chikungunya outbreak and research - Africanews English
  Tue, 16 Jul 2019 14:36 GMT
• Another area infected with chikungunya virus detected - Nation - The Star Online
  Thu, 27 Jun 2019 07:00 GMT
• Suspected Chikungunya cases increase in Kedah, 23 people hit so far - Nation - The Star Online
  Mon, 24 Jun 2019 07:00 GMT
• Dengue, Chikungunya patients irked as dept uploads info - Deccan Herald
  Mon, 15 Jul 2019 16:58 GMT
• Another four chikungunya cases reported in Alor Setar - Nation - The Star Online
  Wed, 26 Jun 2019 07:00 GMT
• Hong Kong reports 3 chikungunya cases in travelers to Thailand - Outbreak News Today
  Sat, 13 Jul 2019 22:50 GMT
• Alicante holidaymakers hit by chikungunya virus outbreak spread by infected tiger mosquito bites - The Sun
  Thu, 20 Jun 2019 07:00 GMT
• ILS develops antibodies against Chikungunya infection - The Hindu
  Sun, 23 Jun 2019 07:00 GMT
• 3 MCDs given Rs 109 crores to fight dengue, chikungunya - The Asian Age
  Wed, 17 Jul 2019 20:35 GMT
• In battle against spread of chikungunya and dengue, ICMR finds unlikely ally — bacteria - The Indian Express
  Wed, 17 Jul 2019 04:33 GMT
• Iceland confirms chikungunya in travelers to Spain - Outbreak News Today
  Wed, 26 Jun 2019 09:45 GMT
• Two more chikungunya cases detected in Kedah - Nation - The Star Online
  Sat, 29 Jun 2019 07:00 GMT

• PRO/AH/EDR> Chikungunya (05): Americas, Africa, Asia, Indian Ocean, observations, research
  Sun, 14 Jul 2019 21:06:58 -0400
  Chikungunya -- Worldwide/Unknown
  Background: Since its 1st detection in the Caribbean in late 2013, chikungunya virus (CHIKV) has affected 51 countries in the Americas. The CHIKV epidemic in the Americas was caused by the CHIKV-Asian genotype. In August 2014, local transmission of the CHIKV-Asian genotype was detected in the Brazilian Amazon region. However, a distinct lineage, the CHIKV-East-Central-South-America (ECSA) genotype, was detected nearly simultaneously in Feira de Santana, Bahia state, northeast Brazil. The