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2 May 2023
MEDIA ADVISORY
EPI-WIN webinar: Chikungunya: Experiences from the current response to the outbreak in the Americas
Wednesday, 3 May 2023 at 13:00 – 14:00 CET, 7:00–8:00 EDT (Washington, D.C.)
Chikungunya is a viral disease transmitted to humans through the bites of Aedes mosquitoes infected with the chikungunya virus. It has been identified in nearly 115 countries in all the continents except Antarctica. The most common symptom is an abrupt onset of fever, often accompanied by joint pain, sometimes very severe that usually lasts a few days but can persist for months or even years. The name “chikungunya” comes from the African Makonde language and means "bent over in pain."
This Webinar will draw attention to chikungunya disease with the focus on the current situation in the Americas and the response from WHO and PAHO.
Speakers:
- Dr Sylvie Briand, Director, Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness and Prevention (EPP), WHO
- Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, Unit Head, Emerging Diseases and Zoonoses Unit, WHO
- Dr Thomas Scott, Distinguished Professor of mosquito transmitted disease ecology and epidemiology, University of California, USA
- Dr Diana Rojas Alvarez, Technical Lead - Zika and chikungunya, WHO
- Ms Thais dos Santos, Advisor on Surveillance and Control of Arboviral Diseases, WHO PAHO
Q&A:
Participants will be able to submit questions during the webinar by using Zoom's "Q&A" feature. You may also submit them in advance by sending them to epi-win@who.int.
LINKS:
Chikungunya fact sheet (who.int)
WHO News: Newsroom (who.int)
Launch of the Global Arbovirus Initiative (who.int)
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