I have received both doses of the dengue fever vaccine. Does this protect me against the painful, arthritis-causing Chikungunya virus? (Hai Thanh, Can Tho, 33 years old)
Millions of Wolbachia-infected male mosquitoes are being released weekly in China to suppress the Aedes aegypti mosquito population and curb the spread of Chikungunya.
Chikungunya does not cause hypovolemic shock and thrombocytopenia like dengue fever. The prognosis is quite good, and most cases resolve on their own, so people should not panic.
The chikungunya epidemic is breaking out in many countries due to unusual weather, the expanding distribution of Aedes mosquitoes, dense urbanization, and low community immunity.
Dengue fever, Zika, and Chikungunya are primarily transmitted through mosquitoes. Zika can also be transmitted sexually and from mother to child during pregnancy, leading to microcephaly in newborns.
I heard that Chikungunya is breaking out in China, caused by the same striped mosquito that transmits dengue fever. Is there a vaccine yet? (Thuy Linh, 35, Quang Ninh)
Around 8,000 people in China have contracted the Chikungunya virus in the past 4 weeks, prompting authorities to implement unprecedented control measures since the Covid-19 pandemic.
