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What is chikungunya virus, and should we be worried about it in Australia?

This week, the World Health Organization (WHO) raised concerns about a surge in the number of cases of a mosquito-borne viral infection called chikungunya.

Jul 25, 2025

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WHO sounds alarm on risk of chikungunya epidemic

The World Health Organization warned on Tuesday a major chikungunya virus epidemic risks sweeping around the globe, calling for urgent action to prevent it.

Jul 22, 2025

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As mosquito season peaks, officials brace for new normal of dengue cases

As summer ushers in peak mosquito season, health and vector control officials are bracing for the possibility of another year of historic rates of dengue. And with climate change, the lack of an effective vaccine, and federal ...

Jul 3, 2025

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Dengue, chikungunya may soon be endemic in Europe, study says

The feverish diseases dengue and chikungunya could soon become endemic in Europe as the tiger mosquitoes that transmit these viruses spread farther north due to global warming, according to new research published Thursday.

May 15, 2025

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Effective tips on how to prevent mosquito bites

When it comes to summertime pests, mosquitoes are public enemy number one. But why do mosquitoes bite us? Why do their bites itch? And how can you stop mosquitoes from biting you?

Apr 21, 2025

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Health and financial toll of mosquito-borne chikungunya infection likely vastly underestimated, data suggest

The health and financial implications of the emerging threat of mosquito-borne chikungunya viral infection have most likely been significantly underestimated, with total costs probably approaching US$ 50 billion in 2011–20 ...

Dec 3, 2024

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Mosquito-borne virus spread at 'unprecedented' levels in LA County: Climate change may make things worse

Climate change is exacerbating the risk of potentially dangerous mosquito-borne diseases in California—threatening to turn more of those annoying-but-harmless bites into severe illnesses, experts say.

Oct 1, 2024

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Italy records year's first indigenous case of dengue fever

Italy has recorded the first indigenous case of dengue fever for 2024 in a patient who had not traveled abroad, Italian health authorities said Thursday.

Sep 12, 2024

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Olympics may be transport hub for global disease spread

Mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue, Zika, and chikungunya could spread via the Olympics to countries where they are not normally prevalent, warn global health experts, as authorities step up disease monitoring in the ...

Aug 7, 2024

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