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ViVa News – February 2026 Update

Regulatory, policy, and manufacturer news WHO influenza vaccine composition: WHO issued its recommendations for the 2026–2027 Northern Hemisphere seasonal influenza vaccine composition on 26 February 2026, including the...

5 March, 2026

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Chikungunya outbreak in China — Foshan City, Guangdong Province, July 2025

A chikungunya fever (CF) outbreak was reported in Foshan City, Guangdong Province, China, in July 2025, marking the largest local transmission event recorded in the country to date. Chikungunya, caused by the...

15 October, 2025

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Fill Form to Download Overview Chikungunya is a viral disease with fever, severe joint pain, and rash transmitted by infected Aedes mosquitoes. The virus was first isolated in Tanzania in 1952 and has since spread...

3 September, 2025

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Chikungunya – situation globally with a focus on Europe

Chikungunya virus disease risk in Europe is rising sharply in 2025, with locally acquired cases now confirmed in both France and Italy, and record numbers of outbreaks attributed to the spread and establishment of Aedes...

2 September, 2025

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Global Health Cast Edition 52

Fifty-second Edition of the Global Health Cast presented by Prof. Schmitt and Dr. Sanicas. Download the PDF here🔒 Premium Content - For FreeUnlock this content by becoming a Global Health Press subscriber. Join for...

21 November, 2023

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New vaccine for Chikungunya reported safe and well-tolerated

A virus-like particle vaccine was shown to be safe and well-tolerated among a healthy adult population living in chikungunya endemic areas, the researchers report in a new study published in the Journal of the American...

22 April, 2020

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New synthetic vaccine targets Chikungunya virus

While the benefits of vaccines are indisputable, the fact that almost all vaccines require refrigeration can be an obstacle to their distribution and use in underdeveloped nations. Partly because of these infrastructure...

5 November, 2019

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Snapshot of chikungunya could lead to drugs, vaccines for viral arthritis

Researchers create detailed image of virus bound to protein found on cells in joints Chikungunya virus, once confined to the Eastern Hemisphere, has infected more than 1 million people in the Americas since 2013, when...

14 May, 2019

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UTMB researchers develop first chikungunya vaccine from virus that does not affect people

Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have developed the first vaccine for chikungunya fever made from an insect-specific virus that doesn’t have any effect on people, making the...

20 December, 2016

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What’s with these vector-borne neglected tropical diseases?

In 2013, both chikungunya and Zika virus infection are believed to have first emerged in the Western Hemisphere where both viruses now affect much of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean region and also...

11 July, 2016

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