A chikungunya outbreak on Reunion Island has led to significant strain on hospital resources, with about one in nine residents affected and six deaths reported since the start of 2025.

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Chikungunya, a mosquito-borne disease, has resulted in six deaths on La Reunion, primarily affecting individuals over 70 with comorbidities. The outbreak ...

The approval came after 267,000 suspected cases of chikungunya and at least 213 deaths were reported in Brazil alone in 2024 Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) Tuesday approved ...

Since the start of the year, chikungunya has already killed six people on the island, and around one in nine people in the population of nearly 900,000 is believed to be affected. Paris ...

A doctor helps a patient with chikungunya at the Hospital Center West Reunion Chor in Saint Paul, in France's overseas Indian Ocean island of La Réunion, on April 10, 2025. RICHARD BOUHET / AFP ...

PHIs claim lack of direction Dengue cases decline but Chikungunya cases soar No accurate data mentioned No proper guidance from health authorities to contain the disease High fever, severe joint ...

With this extension, IXCHIQ ®, the first vaccine against the chikungunya virus (CHIKV), is now available for administration for individuals 12 years of age and older in the European Union (EU).