By Ethan Covey
A significant proportion of patients with chikungunya fever develop rheumatoid arthritis (RA) following infection with the chikungunya virus, according to a recently published meta-analysis.
The study is believed to be the first to investigate the relationship between chikungunya virus infection and the subsequent development of RA (Trop Med Infect Dis 2025;10[2]:54. doi:10.3390/tropicalmed10020054).
“I have always been struck by the impact of chikungunya fever on