Today we announced our new partnership with @IVIHeadquarters and @BharatBiotech to advance development of a #Chikungunya vaccine 🔬🌏
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What is Chikungunya? What are its symptoms? Where does it occur? And how do we currently prevent infections?🤔 (1/5)
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What is Chikungunya? What are its symptoms? Where does it occur? And how do we currently prevent infections?🤔 (1/5)
What is Chikungunya? 🦠
A mosquito-borne disease spread by infected female Aedes mosquitoes🦟
The term is derived from Makonde, a language spoken in Tanzania, meaning “disease that bends up the joints”.
@WHO's highlighted Chikungunya as a major public health risk (2/5)
A mosquito-borne disease spread by infected female Aedes mosquitoes🦟
The term is derived from Makonde, a language spoken in Tanzania, meaning “disease that bends up the joints”.
@WHO's highlighted Chikungunya as a major public health risk (2/5)
What are symptoms of the disease? 🤒
Chikungunya causes fever, severe joint pain, muscle pain, headache, nausea, fatigue and rash. Joint pain is often debilitating and can vary in duration.
The disease shares some clinical signs with Dengue and Zika (3/5)
Chikungunya causes fever, severe joint pain, muscle pain, headache, nausea, fatigue and rash. Joint pain is often debilitating and can vary in duration.
The disease shares some clinical signs with Dengue and Zika (3/5)
Where does it occur? 🌏
Chikungunya was first identified in Tanzania in 1952 and has since spread across the world. Over a billion people live in areas where Chikungunya is endemic.
Globalisation and climate change could further the spread of this debilitating disease 🌡️ (4/5)
Chikungunya was first identified in Tanzania in 1952 and has since spread across the world. Over a billion people live in areas where Chikungunya is endemic.
Globalisation and climate change could further the spread of this debilitating disease 🌡️ (4/5)
How do we currently prevent infections? 💊
There is currently no specific antiviral drug treatment for Chikungunya nor are any vaccines currently approved for human use.
With today's new partnership, we now have 3⃣ Chikungunya vaccine candidates in our portfolio (5/5)
There is currently no specific antiviral drug treatment for Chikungunya nor are any vaccines currently approved for human use.
With today's new partnership, we now have 3⃣ Chikungunya vaccine candidates in our portfolio (5/5)
