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 ...

It’s the same when doctors, researchers and epidemiologists fight any virus: The physical structure of its molecules dictate ... including alphaviruses like chikungunya and eastern equine encephalitis ...

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.

Biological scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have uncovered how the dengue virus uses its envelope protein to capture human plasmin from a blood meal to enhance the ...

Marketing authorization for the first EU vaccine to protect adolescents against chikungunya has been expedited for its public ...

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