Mosquito-borne viral disease sweeps Indian Ocean islands

Science. 2025 May 15;388(6748):690-691. doi: 10.1126/science.ady9887. Epub 2025 May 15.

Abstract

Safety issues with the only available vaccine are complicating the response to chikungunya.

Publication types

  • News

MeSH terms

  • Aedes* / virology
  • Animals
  • Chikungunya Fever* / epidemiology
  • Chikungunya Fever* / prevention & control
  • Chikungunya Fever* / transmission
  • Chikungunya virus* / immunology
  • Culicidae* / virology
  • Humans
  • Indian Ocean Islands / epidemiology
  • Mosquito Vectors* / virology
  • Mosquito-Borne Diseases
  • Viral Vaccines* / adverse effects
  • Viral Vaccines* / immunology

Substances

  • Viral Vaccines