Monitoring shows chikungunya epidemics can be predicted by means of surveillance

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Source: NIAID

A study conducted in a medium-sized city in São Paulo state (Brazil) found that chikungunya, which has caused major epidemics in several countries, can also circulate silently in a community, with few infections for years.

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