The country is considered the epicenter of the disease in the Americas, with epidemics reported over the years.

Dengue Virus (DENV), which causes Dengue, is primarily spread during the day by Aedes mosquitos. The Aedes mosquitos also carry the Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), which causes Chikungunya. According ...

The head of the hospital service on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion on Sunday called for medical reinforcements to ...

As safety flags hang over Valneva’s chikungunya vaccine in the U.S. and beyond, French authorities are clamping down on the shot’s use in older adults. | France’s public health agency has temporarily ...

Hospitals on the French Indian Ocean Island of Reunion are reaching breaking point amid a chikungunya virus outbreak that has claimed six lives since January, affecting one out of nine people.

By: Dr Pradeep D’costa Diseases spread by mosquitoes are a major health problem in warm and humid regions like India. These ...