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Chikungunya is a virus that is transmitted to humans by mosquitoes and is indigenous to tropical Africa and Asia. It causes a fever, a rash on the trunk and occasionally the limbs, and arthritis affecting multiple joints.

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Chikungunya Fever Guide - Provides detailed information on this mosquito-borne viral disease including its causes, treatment and prevention. Wikipedia: Chikungunya - Encyclopedia article on this insect-borne virus and the illness it causes. Nature Medicine: Chikungunya Vaccine - Abstract of a study which showed that a virus-like particle vaccine for epidemic Chikungunya virus can protect nonhuman primates against infection. Chikungunya Virus Net - Web resource for this insect-borne infection. Includes history, vaccine research, clinical trials and literature. CDC: Chikungunya - Information on this disease, its prevention, transmission, symptoms, treatment, diagnostic testing and global distribution.

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