According to UN health authorities, there were 51,217 total chikungunya cases reported in 2025, including nearly 2,000 confirmed cases.
All 15 provinces in the island country reported cases. The most affected provinces are Matanzas, La Habana, Camaguey, Cienfuegos, Artemia, and Villa Clara.
During November, the first associated deaths have been reported in the country, ending the year with 46 chikungunya related fatalities.
Chikungunya is a viral disease transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes such as Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. It can cause high fever, joint pain, muscle pain, and headache. Although chikungunya disease rarely causes death, the joint pain associated with the disease can last for months or years and can become a cause of chronic pain and disability. There is no specific treatment for this infection.
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