With international travel accelerating in 2025, a recent study offers an overview of Chikungunya infections in mainland Europe over the past two decades. This research article provides this mosquito-transmitted disease's epidemiological characteristics, diversity, and clinical manifestations.
The Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) was first recognized during an outbreak in southern Tanzania in 1952. It is primarily transmitted to humans through the bite of infected female mosquitoes, most commonly Ae. albopictus and Ae. Aegypti.
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