Chikungunya primary prevention

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Overview

The best way to prevent chikungunya infection is to avoid the mosquito bite. There is no vaccine available to prevent chikungunya virus infection.

Methods to Avoid Mosquito Bites

The mosquitoes that spread the chikungunya virus bite mostly during the daytime. The most effective means of prevention are those that protect against any contact with the disease-carrying mosquitoes.

The following recommendations help to prevent mosquitoes bites:

  • Use air conditioning or window/door screens to keep mosquitoes outside.
  • If you are not able to protect yourself from mosquitoes inside your home, sleep under a mosquito bed net.
  • Help reduce the number of mosquitoes outside your home by emptying standing water from containers such as flowerpots or buckets.
  • When weather permits, wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants.
  • Use insect repellent. Repellents containing DEET, picaridin, IR3535, and oil of lemon eucalyptus and para-menthane-diol products provide long lasting protection.
  • If you use both sunscreen and insect repellent, apply the sunscreen first and then the repellent.
  • Do not spray repellent on the skin under your clothing.
  • Treat clothing with permethrin or purchase permethrin-treated clothing.
  • Always follow the label instructions when using insect repellent or sunscreen.

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