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Key facts

  • Since the beginning of 2026 and as at 19 August 2026, only France has reported locally acquired cases (25 cases) of chikungunya virus disease in Europe.
  • In the past week, France reported ten new cases of locally acquired chikungunya virus disease.

Overview

Since the beginning of 2026 and as at 19 August 2026, only France has reported locally acquired cases (25 cases) of chikungunya virus disease in Europe.

In the past week, France reported ten new cases of locally acquired chikungunya virus disease. France currently has two active clusters among three which have been identified.

The report is available online

ECDC assessment

The current chikungunya virus disease risk assessment for mainland EU/EEA is available on ECDC’s dedicated chikungunya virus disease webpage.

Actions

ECDC will continue to monitor the situation and will publish a weekly report on the occurrence of chikungunya virus disease cases in the EU/EEA until November 2026.

Latest updates for this event

Since the beginning of 2026, and as at 14 October 2026, two countries in Europe have reported locally acquired cases of chikungunya virus disease…

Since the beginning of 2026, and as at 7 October 2026, two countries in Europe have reported locally acquired cases of chikungunya virus disease…

Since the beginning of 2026, and as at 23 September 2026, two countries in Europe have reported locally acquired cases of chikungunya virus disease…
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