How common is chikungunya fever?
Chikungunya outbreaks are common, but not very common. Here is breakdown of outbreaks. 2004 – Started in Kenya spreading to Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Thailand, and Myanmar Feb – Oct 2006; 1.25 million people in India and South Asia September 2007; Started in Northern Italy spreading to USA, Taiwan and Europe 2013 – France, Germany and UK 2014 – France and UK 2015 – Colombia 2016 - Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Argentina, Somalia, India, and Europe 2017 – France and Italy 2018 – Sudan 2019 – Yemen 2020 – Combodia and Chad