Salud en viajes
Chikungunya
Chikungunya is a viral infectious disease. It is very similar to dengue (breakbone fever).
Fuente: Centro Nacional de Coordinación para la Salud del Viajero (LCR). Última actualización 30 de abril de 2026 · Abrir la página del LCR
What is Chikungunya?
According to LCR (Dutch travel advice)
Chikungunya is a viral infectious disease. It is very similar to dengue (breakbone fever).
You can get chikungunya in urban areas in many countries with a warm or (sub)tropical climate.
You get the disease if you are bitten by a mosquito carrying chikungunya. That happens mainly during the day, between sunrise and sunset. You cannot infect other people.
If you are pregnant you can pass the virus to your baby, especially just before or during birth. The baby can then become seriously ill. Travel in the last trimester to a country with a large chikungunya outbreak is advised against.
Chikungunya resembles flu, with fever, headache, muscle and back pain, nausea and vomiting. You can also get a rash and joint pain. Symptoms usually last one to three weeks. Joint pain can sometimes last months to years. Death is rare. After recovery you cannot get chikungunya from the same virus again.
Keep mosquitoes away during the day. In the Netherlands, vaccination against chikungunya has been possible since April 2025. For some travellers it can be useful. Ask a travel clinic what is possible for you.
According to WHO
- Chikungunya is transmitted by infected mosquitoes, with large outbreaks mainly in the Americas, Asia and Africa.
- It causes fever and often severe, sometimes prolonged joint pain. Death is rare.
- There is no specific antiviral. Vaccines have been approved in some countries but are not yet widely available.
Según tu viaje
- Argentina
- Bangladés
- Belice
- Bolivia
- Brasil
- Burkina Faso
- Camboya
- Camerún
- Chad
- China
- Colombia
- Congo (Brazzaville)
- Costa de Marfil
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Ecuador (incl. Galapagos eilanden)
- El Salvador
- Eritrea
- Etiopía
- Filipinas
- Gabón
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guatemala
- Guayana Francesa
- Guyana
- Honduras
- India
- Indonesia
- Kenia
- Laos (Democratische Volksrepubliek Laos)
- Madagascar
- Malasia
- Malaui
- Maldivas
- Malí
- Mauricio
- Mayotte (Frans overzees gebied)
- México
- Mozambique
- Myanmar (Birmania) (voormalig Birma)
- Nepal
- Nicaragua
- Nigeria
- Pakistán
- Panamá
- Paraguay
- Perú
- RAE de Hong Kong (China)
- RAE de Macao (China)
- República Democrática del Congo (Kinshasa)
- República Dominicana
- Reunión (Frans overzees gebied)
- Ruanda
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Singapur
- Somalia
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Surinam
- Tailandia
- Taiwán
- Timor Oriental
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- Yibuti
Preguntas frecuentes
- What is Chikungunya?
- Chikungunya is a viral infectious disease. It is very similar to dengue (breakbone fever).
- Which countries is Chikungunya relevant for?
- LCR mentions Chikungunya for 67 destinations, including Argentina, Bangladés, Belice, Bolivia, Brasil. Open a country for the full advice.
- Is vaccination against Chikungunya required?
- LCR lists Chikungunya mainly as advice, not as a required entry vaccination. Whether you need it depends on your trip.
- ¿Cuándo debo ponerme las vacunas de viaje?
- Pide cita en una clínica de vacunación de viaje 4 a 6 semanas antes de la salida. Algunas vacunas requieren más de una dosis.
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