November 18, 2016
Bulletin interne de l'Institut Pasteur
Chikungunya spreads in and around homes with women at highest risk
The mosquito-borne disease chikungunya seems to spread from infections centered in and around the home, with women much more likely to become infected. This finding was revealed by a new study conducted by the Institut Pasteur in Paris, in collaboration with the US-based Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research in Bangladesh (icddr,b).
How can health authorities overcome chikungunya and other diseases spread by mosquito vectors, such as dengue, yellow fever and Zika? Scientists have discovered that chikungunya infection occurs in and around the home and that women are more affected. Their research paves the way for a new response to outbreaks of various diseases spread by mosquitoes of the Aedes genus.