Chikungunya /tags/chikungunya Chikungunya en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 11:00:00 GMT Emerging Virus Chikungunya Under Scrutiny By Fort Collins CDC Lab /health/2014-07-28/emerging-virus-chikungunya-under-scrutiny-by-fort-collins-cdc-lab While most Americans probably haven't heard of Chikungunya, Ann Powers, a research microbiologist at the Centers for Disease Control, has been studying… Mon, 28 Jul 2014 11:00:00 GMT /health/2014-07-28/emerging-virus-chikungunya-under-scrutiny-by-fort-collins-cdc-lab Stephanie Paige Ogburn Chikun-What? A New Mosquito-Borne Virus Lands In The U.S. /npr-news/2014-07-03/chikun-what-a-new-mosquito-borne-virus-lands-in-the-u-s It's called chikungunya. And it causes severe joint pain that can last for months. A quarter of a million people have caught the virus in the Caribbean. So how big a problem will it be stateside? Thu, 03 Jul 2014 07:08:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-07-03/chikun-what-a-new-mosquito-borne-virus-lands-in-the-u-s Michaeleen Doucleff Trouble In Paradise: Chikungunya Outbreak Grows In Caribbean /npr-news/2013-12-18/trouble-in-paradise-chikungunya-outbreak-grows-in-caribbean After making its debut in the Western Hemisphere recently, the nasty, mosquito-borne illness has now sickened 10 people on St. Martin. Mosquitoes on the island appear to be spreading the virus, which causes a high fever and severe joint pain. Wed, 18 Dec 2013 18:17:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-12-18/trouble-in-paradise-chikungunya-outbreak-grows-in-caribbean Michaeleen Doucleff A Nasty Fever Called Chikungunya Hits Close To Home /npr-news/2013-12-13/a-nasty-fever-called-chikungunya-hits-close-to-home After being a problem in Africa and southern Asia for decades, chikungunya has made its way to the Caribbean. The mosquito-borne illness attacks the joints, causes fever, headaches and arthritis symptoms. There are no vaccines and treatments for the virus. Fri, 13 Dec 2013 17:55:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-12-13/a-nasty-fever-called-chikungunya-hits-close-to-home Michaeleen Doucleff In Heart Of Amazon, A Natural Lab To Study Diseases /npr-news/2011-06-08/in-heart-of-amazon-a-natural-lab-to-study-diseases Dengue fever has returned to Iquitos, Peru. Researchers are studying the disease's migration by tracking mosquitoes and taking health surveys of the community. They're hoping the city-size experiment will help them understand what works best to stop the disease from spreading. Thu, 09 Jun 2011 04:01:00 GMT /npr-news/2011-06-08/in-heart-of-amazon-a-natural-lab-to-study-diseases Dan Charles, Dan Charles