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...
03 Oct, 2025, 04.24 PM IST
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 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-...
07 Aug, 2025, 02.24 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
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
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
Bharat Biotech, IVI launch Chikungunya Vaccine Phase 2/3 trial in Costa RicaCEPI first partnered with IVI and Bharat Biotech in June 2020, providing up to USD 14.1 million for vaccine manufacturing and clinical deve...
25 Aug, 2021, 11.15 AM IST
Bharat Bio Consortium Gets $14m Grant for Chikungunya VaccineIn a statement, Bharat Bio said CEPI will fund the consortium for vaccine manufacturing and clinical development of a two-dose live-inactiv...
04 Jun, 2020, 11.01 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
ICMR partners with IVI, invests Rs 3.20 crore for vaccine development in IndiaUnder its latest Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), ICMR will be focussed on research and development of vaccines combatting various infect...
21 Aug, 2017, 09.13 PM IST
Sun Pharma, NIV join hands to fight zika, chikungunya, dengueUnder the agreement, Sun Pharma will provide drug molecules to NIV for testing against zika, chikungunya and dengue in model systems, the c...
27 Jun, 2017, 01.50 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
Bharat Biotech’s Chikungunya vaccine enters phase-1 clinical trialsIn a statement, the company said “the placebo controlled study involving 60 healthy volunteers would test escalating doses of the vaccine i...
05 Jun, 2017, 12.10 PM IST
- Novel chikungunya vaccine promises safety, effectiveness
New York, Dec 20 (IANS) Researchers have developed the first vaccine for chikungunya fever made from an insect-specific virus that does not...
20 Dec, 2016, 04.05 PM IST
Zydus Cadila partners Takeda for chikungunya vaccineCadila Healthcare said terms of the agreement are not disclosed, but it is expected that this partnership will boost access to medicines in...
21 Sep, 2016, 08.06 AM 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 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