There is no antiviral medicine to treat chikungunya viral infection. Treatment aims to alleviate symptoms through the use of pain medicine, fluids, and rest. There is no licensed vaccine to prevent ...

Poor sanitation conditions and lack of measures to prevent mosquito breeding have ... Due to lack of chikungunya testing kits in government hospitals and diagnostic laboratories, tests have ...

The researchers have evaluated the effectiveness of the assay using herpes simplex virus (HSV-2), respiratory syncytial virus ...

"However, chikungunya virus has spread to new geographical areas causing a rise in global prevalence of the disease," the FDA said. Data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ...

Dec. 2, 2021 — Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika viruses have all been recorded in Mexico; however, recent diagnostic advances have improved the accuracy of serological testing. A new study suggests ...

Prevention is the sole solution to the vector borne diseases which have gripped the city, said a leading clinical biologist. Chikungunya and dengue haemorrhagic fever are spreading at an alarming ...

According to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, symptoms of the Chikungunya virus begin three to seven days after the virus is transmitted to the human body. The most common signs of ...

Geo News, however, learnt from sources that chikungunya testing kits were not available in government hospitals as number of cases skyrocket across medical centres. When asked about the symptoms ...

In 2024, some 460,000 Chikungunya virus cases have been reported worldwide, along with 170 associated deaths, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).

Some of these agents, like the parasite that causes malaria, have produced illness in humans for thousands of years, while others such as the chikungunya and Zika viruses ... and anti-inflammation ...

A definitive diagnosis of Chikungunya infection can be made only with the aid of laboratory support since clinically, symptoms resemble those of dengue fever. Laboratory diagnosis is therefore ...

So before you head out with your camping kit, here is all that you need to ... The National Institute of Health states that ...