By Hugo Francisco de Souza Reviewed by Susha Cheriyedath, M.Sc. Jun 11 2025 A new analysis shows that targeting high-risk regions with the IXCHIQ vaccine could dramatically curb the global impact of chikungunya, offering hope against this rapidly spreading mosquito-borne virus. Study: Global burden of chikungunya virus infections and the potential benefit of vaccination campaigns . Image Credit: frank60 / Shutterstock In a recent review in the journal  Nature Medicin e , researchers attempted