Discover how a structural breakthrough in the chikungunya virus is opening new avenues for antiviral drug development and ...

Chikungunya is a disease that is caused by the chikungunya virus which is transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes. Its name is derived from a word in the Makonde language that means contorted or ...

It’s the same when doctors, researchers and epidemiologists fight any virus: The physical structure of its molecules dictate how a virus infects people ... including alphaviruses like chikungunya and ...

This is the first major outbreak of chikungunya in Réunion Island since 2010. A previous epidemic in 2005 and 2006 infected around 260,000 people and led to 225 deaths.