Background: In May 2006, there was a large Chikungunya virus infection (CHIKV) outbreak
in the Nagpur district of Maharashtra, a province in western India. Usually, CHIKV is a self-
limiting febrile illness. However, neurological complications have been described
infrequently. Aim: To study the clinical characteristics of various neurological complications
associated with CHIKV infections. Materials and Methods: Patients with neurological
complications following CHIKV infection during the outbreak were the subjects of the study …

During the Chikungunya outbreak in La Reunion (Indian Ocean) between March 2005 and
December 2006, 266 000 persons reported with the disease, and in India during 2006, 1
400 000 cases reported, previously unknown neurological complications, have emerged.
Chikungunya is an arbovirus transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, Aedes albopticus and
Aedes aegypti. The common clinical manifestations appear approximately one week after
exposition to a mosquitoe's bite: high fever, rash, arthragia, and, back pain. The evolution is …