Resources

Information for Travelers:

Chikungunya (CDC Yellow Book)
Chikungunya in the Caribbean (CDC Travel Notice)

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports:

CDC. Notes from the Field: Chikungunya Virus Spreads in the Americas — Caribbean and South America, 2013–2014. MMWR 2014. 63(22);500-501.
CDC. Chikungunya Fever Diagnosed Among International Travelers ––– United States, 2005--2006 MMWR 2006. 55(38);1040-1042.
CDC. Update: Chikungunya Fever Diagnosed Among International Travelers ––– United States, 2006 MMWR 2007 56(12);276-277.

Additional Resources:

Chikungunya in the Americas updates (Pan American Health Organization)
Guidelines for Preparedness and Response for Chikungunya Virus Introduction in the Americas [PDF - 161 pages] (from the Pan American Health Organization and CDC) English
Guidelines for Preparedness and Response for Chikungunya Virus Introduction in the Americas [PDF - 159 pages] (from the Pan American Health Organization and CDC) Spanish
Chikungunya virus: An emerging threat to the Americas (CDC Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity webinar)
Chikungunya Fever, A Re–emerging Disease in Asia (from the World Health Organization)
Chikungunya fact sheets: Communication Tool Kit (from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control)

Recent Publications:

Gibney KB, Fischer M, Prince HE, Kramer LD, St George K, Kosoy OL, Laven JJ, Staples JE. Chikungunya fever in the United States: a fifteen year review of cases. Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Mar 1;52(5):e121-6.
Lanciotti RS, Kosoy OL, Laven JJ, Panella AJ, Velez JO, Lambert AJ, et al. Chikungunya virus in US travelers returning from India, 2006. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 May;13(5):764–7.
Leparc-Goffart I, Nougairede A, Cassadou S, Prat C, de Lamballerie X. Chikungunya in the Americas. Lancet. 2014 Feb 8;383(9916):514.
Moro ML, Gagliotti C, Silvi G, Angelini R, Sambri V, Rezza G, et al. Chikungunya virus in northeastern Italy: a seroprevalence survey. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Mar;82(3):508–11.
Powers AM, Logue CH. Changing patterns of chikungunya virus: re-emergence of a zoonotic arbovirus. J Gen Virol. 2007 Sep;88(Pt 9):2363–77.
Queyriaux B, Simon F, Grandadam M, Michel R, Tolou H, Boutin JP. Clinical burden of chikungunya virus infection. Lancet Infect Dis. 2008 Jan;8(1):2–3.
Rajapakse S, Rodrigo C, Rajapakse A. Atypical manifestations of chikungunya infection. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Feb;104(2):89–96.
Renault P, Solet JL, Sissoko D, Balleydier E, Larrieu S, Filleul L, et al. A major epidemic of chikungunya virus infection on Reunion Island, France, 2005–2006. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2007 Oct;77(4):727–31.
Staples JE, Breiman RF, Powers AM. Chikungunya fever: an epidemiological review of a re-emerging infectious disease. Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Sep 15;49(6):942-8. doi: 10.1086/605496. Review.
Thiberville SD, Moyen N, Dupuis-Maguiraga L, Antoine N, Gould EA, Roques P, de Lamballerie X. Chikungunya fever: Epidemiology, clinical syndrome, pathogenesis and therapy. Antiviral Res. 2013;99:345–70.
Weaver SC, Osorio JE, Livengood JA, Chen R, Stinchcomb DT. Chikungunya virus and prospects for a vaccine. Expert Rev Vaccines. 2012 Sep;11(9):1087-101. doi: 10.1586/erv.12.84. Review.
World Health Organization. Outbreak and spread of chikungunya. Wkly Epidemiol Rec. 2007 Nov 23;82(47):409–15.