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...
13 Aug, 2025, 10.52 AM IST
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...
05 Aug, 2025, 06.41 PM IST
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 ...
05 Aug, 2025, 04.55 PM IST
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...
23 Jul, 2025, 08.00 AM IST
US approves first vaccine against chikungunya virusThe vaccine, developed by Europe's Valneva which will be marketed under the name Ixchiq, was approved for people 18 and over who are at inc...
10 Nov, 2023, 08.09 AM IST
New study uncovers Chikungunya virus' unique 'invisibility shield' that can help in developing effective vaccinesChikungunya fever, a mosquito-borne disease, can spread directly from cell to cell, scientists have discovered. They found the virus can hi...
19 Aug, 2023, 09.50 AM IST
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 ...
13 Jun, 2023, 11.51 AM IST
Triple whammy: You can get dengue, malaria, chikungunya at the same timeResearchers at Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) have reported two such cases in the medical journals Intervirology and Virus Disease.
11 Feb, 2018, 10.25 AM IST
- Breakthrough in chikungunya may come from IIT-Roorkee
Roorkee, Oct 5 (IANS) In a move that could lead to a breakthrough in combating chikungunya, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Roorke...
05 Oct, 2017, 08.37 PM IST
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 ...
18 Jun, 2017, 12.04 PM IST
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.
19 Sep, 2016, 10.07 PM IST
No new mutant strain seen of Chikungunya in Delhi outbreak: AIIMS DirectorThe responsibility of getting rid of the mosquitoes is with every citizen to make sure that at least in their houses no breeding is taking ...
18 Sep, 2016, 10.20 AM IST
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...
17 Sep, 2016, 05.23 PM IST
Chikungunya deaths: Health Ministry seeks report from Delhi govtChikungunya is taking its toll in Delhi and other cities across the country, with at least six deaths due to the vector-borne disease repor...
14 Sep, 2016, 03.20 PM IST
No need to panic for rise in Dengue, Chikungunya cases: JP NaddaChikungunya cases in Delhi have shot up to 423, a massive rise in the figure released by civic authorities, who had reported just 20 cases ...
30 Aug, 2016, 07.46 PM IST
Chikungunya virus may soon spread to US: expertsScientists have predicted that the mosquito mosquito-borne Chikungunya virus may soon spread to the US.
27 Mar, 2015, 04.40 PM IST
- Chikungunya claims 75 lives in Kerala
Taking a serious note of the situation arising out of the spread of chikungunya which has claimed 75 lives so far in Kerala, an all-party m...
06 Oct, 2006, 01.53 AM IST