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Key facts

  • Since the beginning of 2026 and as at 2 September 2026, one country in Europe has reported locally acquired cases of chikungunya virus disease: France (46 cases). 
  • Since the last update, 13 additional locally acquired cases and one new cluster have been reported.

Please find the current chikungunya virus disease risk assessment for mainland EU/EEA on ECDC’s dedicated chikungunya webpage. 

Overview

Since the beginning of 2026 and as at 2 September 2026, one country in Europe has reported locally acquired cases of chikungunya virus disease: France (46 cases).

Since the last update, 13 additional locally acquired cases and one new cluster have been reported.

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.

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