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Where is chikungunya found?<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Chikungunya has been found in around 120 countries.1<\/sup> These include many popular travel destinations in tropical and sub-tropical places like Latin America, Africa, plus South and South-East Asia.1<\/sup> Among the most visited of these are India, Mexico, Indonesia and Thailand.2,3<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chikungunya in numbers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n


In 2025, over 485,000 confirmed cases of chikungunya were recorded worldwide.4<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over 220 deaths were caused by chikungunya in the same year.4<\/sup>
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Chikungunya is easy to mistake for other mosquito-borne diseases, meaning not every case is recorded.5\u20139<\/sup> So it\u2019s possible that number is much higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How is the risk of chikungunya<\/strong> changing?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Over the last 50 years, chikungunya has been spreading.10<\/sup> It\u2019s been found in places that have never had chikungunya before.10\u201313<\/sup> The outbreaks have also become bigger, more serious, and more unpredictable.1,11\u201313<\/sup> And chikungunya doesn\u2019t just disappear after outbreaks. It can keep spreading in mosquitoes and come back to cause more outbreaks in people.14<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Global travel, climate change and changes in the chikungunya virus are all contributing to the spread of chikungunya.10,15<\/sup> In recent years, we have seen outbreaks in places like Europe and the USA.11\u201313,16,17<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before travelling, make sure to speak with your travel health provider. They can give you the latest information about your destination.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Find a travel clinic<\/h4>\n\n

Browse travel health providers in your area.<\/p>\n<\/a>\n\n\n