In February this year, experts from B J Medical College (BJMC) and Sassoon General Hospital (SGH) started whole genome sequencing of the Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in an effort to rule out ...

Chikungunya is a disease that is caused by the chikungunya virus which is transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes. Its name is derived from a word in the Makonde language that means contorted or ...

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 ...

CNN has reached out to the CDC for comment. Chikungunya virus is typically spread to people through the bite of an infected mosquito. Most adults don’t receive the vaccine; it is sometimes ...

A conserved Y-shaped RNA structure in the 3'UTR of chikungunya virus genome as a host-specialized element that modulates viral replication and evolution.

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

CHIKV VLP is an adjuvanted VLP recombinant protein vaccine for active immunization for the prevention of disease caused by chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in individuals 12 years and older. Because VLPs ...

Experts at BJMC and SGH are sequencing Chikungunya virus to investigate mutations linked to severe cases and outbreaks in Pune. In February this year, experts from B J Medical College (BJMC) and ...