Over the past few decades, mosquito-driven outbreaks of Chikungunya disease have occurred in approximately 100 countries, and many adults have been diagnosed with severe cases.
For example, in the Region of the Americas, there were 236 Chikungunya-related fatalities in 2024.
And in 2025, the Pan American Health Organization has already reported 523 Chikungunya cases in Brazil.
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