EPI-WIN webinar: Chikungunya: Experiences from the current response to the outbreak 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. The most common symptom is an abrupt onset of fever, often accompanied by joint pain, sometimes very severe that usually lasts a few days but can persist for months or even years. The name “chikungunya” comes from the African Makonde language and means "bent over in pain."

This Webinar drew attention to chikungunya disease with the focus on the current situation in the Americas and the response from WHO and PAHO.
Speakers:

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