Links & References

Information for Travelers:

• Chikungunya (CDC Yellow Book)

Information for Vector Control Officials

• Chikungunya: Vector Surveillance and Control in the United States

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports:

• CDC. West Nile Virus and Other Nationally Notifiable Arboviral Diseases — United States, 2021. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2023;72:901-906.
• CDC. Chikungunya Cases Identified Through Passive Surveillance and Household Investigations — Puerto Rico, May 5–August 12, 2014.
• CDC. Notes from the Field: Chikungunya Virus Spreads in the Americas — Caribbean and South America, 2013–2014. MMWR 2014. 63(22);500-501.
• CDC. Chikungunya Fever Diagnosed Among International Travelers ––– United States, 2005–2006 MMWR 2006. 55(38);1040-1042.
• CDC. Update: Chikungunya Fever Diagnosed Among International Travelers ––– United States, 2006 MMWR 2007 56(12);276-277.

Additional Resources:

• Guidelines for Preparedness and Response for Chikungunya Virus Introduction in the Americas [PDF – 161 pages] (from the Pan American Health Organization and CDC) English
• Guidelines for Preparedness and Response for Chikungunya Virus Introduction in the Americas [PDF – 159 pages] (from the Pan American Health Organization and CDC) Spanish
• Chikungunya virus: An emerging threat to the Americas (CDC Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity webinar)
• Chikungunya Fever, A Re–emerging Disease in Asia (from the World Health Organization)
• Communication resources (from CDC)
• Chikungunya fact sheets: Communication Tool Kit (from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control)

Recent Publications:

• Adams LE, Martin SW, Lindsey NP, et al. Epidemiology of Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika Virus Disease in U.S. States and Territories, 2017. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2019 Oct;101(4):884-890.
• Gibney KB, Fischer M, Prince HE, et al. Chikungunya fever in the United States: a fifteen year review of cases. Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Mar 1;52(5):e121-6.
• Hennessey MJ, Ellis EM, Delorey MJ, et al. Seroprevalence and Symptomatic Attack Rate of Chikungunya Virus Infection, United States Virgin Islands, 2014-2015. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2018 Nov;99(5):1321-1326.
• Hsu CH, Cruz-Lopez F, Vargas Torres D, et al. Risk factors for hospitalization of patients with chikungunya virus infection at sentinel hospitals in Puerto Rico. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2019 Jan 14;13(1):e0007084.
• Lanciotti RS, Kosoy OL, Laven JJ, et al. Chikungunya virus in US travelers returning from India, 2006. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 May;13(5):764–7.
• Leparc-Goffart I, Nougairede A, Cassadou S, et al. Chikungunya in the Americas. Lancet. 2014 Feb 8;383(9916):514.
• Lindsey NP, Staples JE, Fischer M. Chikungunya Virus Disease among Travelers-United States, 2014-2016. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2018 Jan;98(1):192-197.
• Queyriaux B, Simon F, Grandadam M, et al. Clinical burden of chikungunya virus infection. Lancet Infect Dis. 2008 Jan;8(1):2–3.
• Rajapakse S, Rodrigo C, Rajapakse A. Atypical manifestations of chikungunya infection. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Feb;104(2):89–96.
• Rezza G, Weaver SC. Chikungunya as a paradigm for emerging viral diseases: Evaluating disease impact and hurdles to vaccine development. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2019 Jan 17;13(1):e0006919.
• Sharp TM, Keating MK, Shieh WJ, et al. Clinical Characteristics, Histopathology, and Tissue Immunolocalization of Chikungunya Virus Antigen in Fatal Cases. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Jul 15;73(2):e345-e354.
• Staples JE, Breiman RF, Powers AM. Chikungunya fever: an epidemiological review of a re-emerging infectious disease.  Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Sep 15;49(6):942-8. doi: 10.1086/605496. Review.
• Thiberville SD, Moyen N, Dupuis-Maguiraga L, et al. Chikungunya fever: Epidemiology, clinical syndrome, pathogenesis and therapy. Antiviral Res. 2013;99:345–70.