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 ...

If authorised, Vimkunya would be the first vaccine in the EU to protect adolescents aged 12 to 17 against Chikungunya.

Shares of Valneva (NASDAQ:VALN) traded higher on Wednesday after the French biotech announced that the U.K.’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency granted marketing authorization for ...

No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript. Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) causes an acute febrile disease characterized by severe arthralgia in the small joints.

The world’s first chikungunya vaccine, developed by French pharmaceutical firm Valneva SE, has been approved in the UK by the ...

Although not listed as a hemorrhagic fever virus, illness caused by CHIKV can ... A definitive diagnosis of Chikungunya infection can be made only with the aid of laboratory support since ...