Chikungunya Short Course

Our Chikungunya Short Course is part of the Health Academy Short Course series and provides clinicians with the essential travel health and immunisation knowledge needed to assess chikungunya risk and advise travellers visiting affected regions. This focused programme covers chikungunya disease, global epidemiology, transmission, symptoms, prevention strategies, and current UK guidance on the newly authorised chikungunya vaccines.

What You'll Learn

  • Understand chikungunya virus infection, transmission via Aedes mosquitoes, symptoms, and global distribution
  • Identify traveller-specific risks and perform structured chikungunya risk assessments within travel health consultations
  • Apply evidence-based prevention strategies and understand the UK status, indications, and limitations of the chikungunya vaccines

This course includes

Videos

Case Studies

Quizzes & Assessments

Course Content

  • Overview of course structure and learning objectives
  • Causative organism
    Transmission Route
    Global epidemiology and regions with active or recurrent outbreaks 
    Symptoms
    Public health significance and importance in travel consultations

Identifying high-risk travellers based on:

  • destination and outbreak activity
  • season
  • planned activities 
  • accommodation type
  • duration of travel

Travellers at increased risk of complications:

Supporting travellers to recognise early symptoms and understand when to seek urgent medical assessment.

  • Overview of Chikungunya vaccines available in the UK
  • Mosquito bite avoidance
  • Recognising symptoms
  • Hydration and supportive care
  • When to seek urgent medical evaluation
  • Considerations for pregnant travellers
  • Advice following travel if symptoms develop

Links to:

  • NaTHNaC
  • UKHSA
  • WHO

International outbreak reports

  • Multiple-choice assessment to consolidate learning and confirm competence

FAQs

Yes, you will receive a certificate on successful completion of the course.

Assessment is completed through integrated quizzes and a final online assessment.

This course ensures you are fully prepared to provide evidence-based risk assessment and prevention advice. Any vaccine should only be administered if the practitioner is competent and qualified to do so and has undergone supervised practice.

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Professional Certificate

Up-to-date guidance on chikungunya risk assessment and the UK’s newly authorised vaccines, aligned to NaTHNaC and UKHSA travel health recommendations.

E-learning self-paced course

£22.80

1

CPD Hours

Chikungunya Short Course

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