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Chikungunya: epidemiology in England, Wales and Northern Ireland

Epidemiological data on chikungunya cases in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Applies to England, Northern Ireland and Wales

Documents

Provisional laboratory-confirmed chikungunya case numbers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: January to June 2026 monthly figures

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Provisional laboratory-confirmed chikungunya case numbers by country of travel in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: January to June 2026 monthly figures

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Details

Summary of the epidemiology of laboratory-confirmed chikungunya cases in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, based on data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) Rare and imported pathogens laboratory (RIPL).

Final and more detailed, up-to-date reports are published periodically in the Health Protection Report: Travel-associated infections.

Data from 2014 and earlier is available on the National Archives.

Earlier data can also be found on the National Archives.

Updates to this page

Published 8 July 2014
Last updated 14 July 2026 Show all updates
  1. Added 2 documents for provisional laboratory-confirmed chikungunya case numbers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: January to June 2026 monthly figures.

  2. Updated main text, organisation and email address, added 2 new data spreadsheets and archived 3 older ones.

  3. Added 'Laboratory-confirmed cases of chikungunya by region of travel, England, Wales and Northern Ireland: 2009 to 2014' and 'Chikungunya in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: 2014'

  4. Laboratory-confirmed cases of chikungunya by region of travel, England, Wales and Northern Ireland: 2009 - 2013 Excel file updated to include a note on data interpretation.

  5. First published.

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