Chikungunya — Zika News

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May 22

4 min read

Chikungunya Vaccine Candidate Delivers Positive News

Valneva chikungunya vaccine candidate announced positive results from the VLA1553-101 Part B study

Vietnam salt harvestors in water

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May 13

4 min read

Maldives Islands Report Chikungunya and Dengue Outbreaks

Dengue vaccine Dengvaxia is now approved in the USA by the FDA

Maldives islands

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May 2

2 min read

6,149 Chikungunya Virus Cases Reported in The Congo During 2019

CHIKV-VLP chikungunya virus vaccine candidate received FDA Fast Track designation

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Apr 17

3 min read

Chikungunya Vaccine Candidate Reports Very Positive Phase 2 Results

Emergent BioSolutions CHIKV-VLP vaccine candidate produced 74 to 98 percent seroconversion across a series of dosing regimens

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Tropical Diseases

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Mar 6

3 min read

Forecasting Movements of Infectious Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes

Dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya, and Zika diseases are expanding in concert with the movements of 2 types of mosquitoes

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