There is currently no immediate threat to Cyprus from the chikungunya virus, according to Professor of microbiology and molecular virology Dr Petros Karayiannis.
Speaking to CNA, Karayiannis emphasised that while the risk is real, it remains remote in the case of Cyprus. The virus, which is not transmitted from person to person, spreads only through the bite of an infected mosquito, specifically from the Aedes species (albopictus and aegypti).
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