Chikungunya fever is an acute illness caused by the arbovirus Chikungunya virus. The virus
is transmitted primarily in a sylvatic cycle involving the Aedes mosquitoes. Since 2005, a
Chikungunya fever outbreak of unprecedented magnitude occurred on several Indian
Ocean islands. Since then, the disease has spread to many parts of the world due to
imported cases among travellers returning from epidemic areas. Chikungunya virus causes
a wide spectrum of illness including fever, a characteristic rash, disabling joint symptoms …