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Global study projects 51 lakh in India could be at risk of chikungunya every year in long-termA global modelling study suggests India could experience the biggest long-term chikungunya impact, potentially putting 51 lakh people at ri...
Wolbachia transinfection: China’s plan to mate lab mosquitoes with wild ones to tackle chikungunyaChina faces a chikungunya outbreak. Guangdong Province reports many new cases. Authorities implement mandatory blood tests. They also contr...
Chikungunya outbreak in China: Is this the dawn of a new medical era? Here’s how China is fighting back with drones, AI, and lab-grown mosquitoesChikungunya virus outbreak in China has triggered alarm as over 7,000 people fall ill in Guangdong, marking the country’s biggest mosquito-...
A new virus is spreading in China, and it’s more painful than CovidSouthern China is grappling with a sharp rise in chikungunya infections, with more than 7,000 reported cases in Guangdong province, mostly ...
Mosquitoes wreak havoc in China as authorities adopt COVID pandemic methods to tackle virus outbreakA virus transmitted by the bites of infected mosquitoes, chikungunya is rarely fatal, but it does cause fever and severe joint pain. It has...
Chikungunya virus spreading fast in China - is it reaching pandemic level? Here're causes, symptoms and treatmentGuangdong province in China is grappling with a significant chikungunya virus outbreak, reporting over 7,000 cases since July. The rapid sp...
China enforces Covid-like measures amid Chikungunya outbreakChina is implementing Covid-like measures to combat a growing chikungunya outbreak, with over 7,000 cases reported since July. Foshan, the ...
Chikungunya returns: WHO warns of global risk from mosquito-borne virus epidemicThe World Health Organization has issued a warning about the resurgence of the chikungunya virus, reminiscent of the 2004-2005 epidemic. Or...
One-shot chikungunya vaccine found safe, effective in first phase 3 trial: Lancet study"This could be the first chikungunya vaccine available for people living in endemic regions, as well as for travellers to endemic areas or ...
Delay in 'Made in India' chikungunya vaccine, researchers seek government interventionChikungunya is a dreaded infection transmitted through the bite of the mosquito. There is no known cure and till date, there is no vaccine ...
Nearly 100 cases of chikungunya in Delhi, 40 of dengueThough the season of the vector-borne diseases had ended in December, the city continues to report such cases.
Zika mosquito may transmit dengue, chikungunya with one biteThe findings shed new light on what is known as a co- infection, which scientists say is not yet fully understood and may be fairly common ...
Over 6,700 chikungunya cases in DelhiAmong the three corporations, 618 cases have been reported in areas under NDMC, 560 under SDMC and 253 under East Delhi Municipal Corporati...
Delhi: Nearly 5,300 chikungunya cases, 43 per cent rise over last weekAccording to a municipal report released today, out of the total cases recorded till October 1, over 500 of them have been reported in area...
Chikungunya: AIIMS identifies virus type, same as 2006 outbreakA genotype is the part of the genetic makeup of a cell and serotypes are groups within a single species of microorganisms, which share dist...
Chikungunya cases mount to 2,625, nearly 150 pc riseAccording to a municipal report released today, 2,625 chikungunya cases have been recorded in the national capital till September 17.
Chikungunya toll rises to 15 in DelhiChikungunya and dengue have claimed at least 33 lives and affected 3,000 people in Delhi. The Delhi government has started the process of d...