A new study, published recently in Nature Communications, offers the first-ever map of which parts of Chikungunya virus ...

More information: Rimjhim Agarwal et al, Identification of immunogenic and cross-reactive chikungunya virus epitopes for CD4+ T cells in chronic chikungunya disease, Nature Communications (2025 ...

A new study, published recently in Nature Communications , offers the first-ever map of which parts of Chikungunya virus trigger the ...

Chikungunya virus-specific CD4+ T cells are associated with chronic chikungunya viral arthritic disease in humans. Cell Reports Medicine, 2025; 6 (5): 102134 DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102134; ...

The study focused on blood samples from CHIKV patients in Colombia and found that even six years after initial infection, 87% of patients still had CD4+ T cells that specifically recognized the virus.

The chikungunya virus spreads to humans through mosquito bites and contact with blood. It is rarely fatal, but the symptoms can be long-lasting. Learn more here.

LA JOLLA, CA—Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne pathogen that has been identified in more than 110 countries around the world. The virus typically causes flu-like symptoms, but it can ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the first vaccine against chikungunya virus, a disease that is primarily transmitted to people through infected mosquito bites. The ...

IRISH holidaymakers heading to a European sunshine spot this summer have been warned over new cases of a deadly “mosquito” ...

Most of the locally-acquired cases of chikungunya appear to be clustered around two towns near Marseille, Toulon and ...

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