Chikungunya: Experiences in the Americas

The World Health Organization (WHO) is hosting a free webinar today titled: Chikungunya: Experiences from the current response to outbreaks in the Americas.

Chikungunya is a viral disease transmitted to humans through the bites of Aedes mosquitoes infected with the chikungunya virus. It has been identified in nearly 115 countries in all the continents except Antarctica.

There are chikungunya vaccine candidates in development as of May 3, 2023. However, there are no approved vaccines.

On May 3, 2023, the speakers were:

• Dr. Sylvie Briand, Director, Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness and Prevention (EPP), WHO
• Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, Unit Head, Emerging Diseases and Zoonoses Unit, WHO
• Dr. Thomas Scott, Distinguished Professor of mosquito-transmitted disease ecology and epidemiology, University of California, USA
• Dr. Diana Rojas Alvarez, Technical Lead - Zika and Chikungunya, WHO
• Ms. Thais dos Santos, Advisor on Surveillance and Control of Arboviral Diseases, WHO PAHO

This session can be watched on YouTude.