Chikungunya fever is a viral illness transmitted by mosquitoes. The name translates to "bends you up" or "stooped walk" due ...

Valneva will work with local health authorities and wholesalers on the French island territory to distribute the vaccines.

Thousands have been infected and two have been killed by the debilitating, mosquito-borne virus in the space of a few weeks ...

Vimkunya is now available in the US for the prevention of disease caused by chikungunya virus in individuals 12 years of age and older.

The chikungunya virus virus-like particle vaccine is well tolerated and shows high immunogenicity in both previous recipients ...

Chikungunya cases have spiked substantially in La Réunion since early 2025, with 8,600 cases recorded and almost 3,000 new cases during the week of March 3 to 9, 2025 1. Similar to the 2005-2006 ...

A disabling mosquito-borne disease called chikungunya has killed two elderly people in the French Indian Ocean island of La ...

The agency has published a list of 24 high-risk infectious diseases as a reference tool for funders and researchers.

Efavirenz, an HIV drug, shows potential for treating chikungunya virus, inhibiting replication and reducing viral load ...

The IIT Roorkee study on Efavirenz offers a new avenue for Chikungunya treatment, bringing optimism to patients and doctors ...

IIT Roorkee researchers have discovered that Efavirenz, an HIV drug, may help treat Chikungunya by reducing virus replication in lab tests and mice models. While promising, clinical trials are needed ...

Vimkunya is supplied as an injectable suspension; the vaccine is administered intramuscular as a single 0.8mL dose. Vimkunya ™ (chikungunya vaccine, recombinant) is now available in the US for ...