There is no vaccine for CHIKV disease, and despite promising ongoing research, no vaccine is expected to be available anytime soon.

The best prevention is to protect yourself from mosquito bites, individually and collectively.

The number of mosquitoes and their larvae should be reduced by emptying all containers with water. The health authorities can spray insecticides.

– On an individual level, it is essential for residents and travelers to protect themselves against mosquito bites, even more stringent protection for pregnant women (cf. Health Passport sheet (https: //www.passeportsante. net / fr / News / Interviews / Fiche.aspx? doc = interviews-mosquitoes).

– People with CHIKV must protect themselves against mosquito bites to avoid contaminating other mosquitoes and therefore spreading the virus.

– Newborns can be infected during pregnancy or childbirth, but also by mosquito bites and CHIKV can cause eating disorders in them. It is necessary to be all the more vigilant for their protection by clothing and mosquito nets as conventional repellents cannot be used before 3 months. Pregnant women should also protect themselves against mosquito bites.

– The Ministry of Health recommends that vulnerable people (immunocompromised, very old people, subjects with chronic pathologies), pregnant women and people accompanied by children and infants consult their doctor or a doctor specializing in medicine. trips to determine the advisability of a non-imperative trip to areas where CHIKV is rife but also dengue or zika.