The re-emergence of Chikungunya fever, an old tropical infectious disease with new
characteristics represents a major public health problem with severe social and economic
burdens globally. Though Chikungunya has previously been known as a relatively benign
disease, its recent re-emergence has caused considerable morbidity with even some cases
of fatality. The aggressive waves of the disease are suspected to be due to changes in the
virus as well as the vector which makes it appear like a new form of the disease. The study of …