Chikungunya

C. Roxanne Connelly, Christopher N. Mores, Chelsea T. Smartt, and Walter J. Tabachnick

Release Date: 11/30/2020

Reviewed At: 12/5/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-in696-2007

Agriculture

Abstract

Describes this mosquito-borne virus, what it is, its symptoms, how its transmitted to humans, where it occurs, risk to Floridians, and how it can be prevented. Includes references.

About this Publication

This document is ENY-736, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date April 2007. Revised July 2010, September 2013, and January 2017. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

C. Roxanne Connelly, former professor; Christopher N. Mores, former assistant professor; Chelsea T. Smartt, associate professor; and Walter J. Tabachnick, former professor; Department of Entomology and Nematology, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, UF/IFAS Extension, Vero Beach, FL.

How to Cite

Rutledge-Connelly, C. R., Mores, C. N., Smartt, C. T., & Tabachnick, W. J. (2007). Chikungunya. EDIS, 2007(12). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in696-2007