If you have come home from a trip with aching joints that just will not seem to settle, you may be wondering what is going on. Chikungunya is known for causing aching, swollen joints that can linger for weeks, and sometimes even months, after the fever has gone. So why
For most families, chikungunya vaccination cannot yet cover every child on the trip, since the vaccines approved in the UK currently apply only to those aged twelve and above. Parents travelling with younger children need to plan around this, rather than assume everyone can be protected in the same way.
A chikungunya vaccine has been available in the UK since Ixchiq received regulatory approval, making it one of the newer additions to the travel vaccination landscape. For travellers heading to high-risk destinations, the key question is not simply whether the vaccine exists, but how effective it actually is and what
Chikungunya is not a disease that most UK travellers think about until they have a reason to. But as the range of the Aedes mosquito expands and outbreaks continue across tropical, subtropical, and increasingly temperate regions, the number of destinations where the chikungunya virus is a genuine risk for travellers
Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne viral illness that causes sudden high fever and debilitating joint pain. For many years, prevention relied solely on avoiding mosquito bites. That has begun to change. A chikungunya vaccine is now available in the UK, giving eligible travellers an additional layer of protection before heading to
Chikungunya fever is a viral illness that has become an increasingly recognised risk for travellers visiting tropical and subtropical regions. The name, derived from a word in the Makonde language of East Africa meaning ‘to become contorted’, reflects the severe joint pain that is the hallmark of the disease. If
A single mosquito bite might seem harmless, but in some parts of the world, it can lead to chikungunya virus infection and weeks of painful joint symptoms. What makes it more concerning is how easily it can be avoided, yet many people are unaware of the simple steps that can
Fever and joint pain are not symptoms most people expect to bring home from a holiday. Yet for some travellers, what seems like a routine mosquito bite can develop into chikungunya symptoms within just a few days. Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne viral infection present in many popular travel destinations, and
Planning travel to warmer countries now comes with an added health consideration, as the UK Health Security Agency recently reported a sharp rise in travel-related Chikungunya cases, increasing from 27 to 73 within just one year. This growing trend shows how easy it is to pick up the Chikungunya virus
UK travellers visiting warmer climates are increasingly exposed to mosquito-borne infections, and chikungunya is one of the conditions that appears regularly on official travel health alerts. NaTHNaC notes that the virus is present in over 60 countries worldwide and that the UK continues to record travel-related cases each year, usually linked to
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