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Who the heck named it CHIKV? Must be the only people in the world who can actually spell C H I K U N G U N Y A. #Zika, now that's better!

@K_G_Andersen comes from the Kimakonde language spoken by people in Tanzania and Northern Mozambique meaning "to become contorted" ;)

@MeyerBjoern I suspected so much. Definitely no Danes involved in that decision ;-). I like to pronounce it though - just not spell it!

@K_G_Andersen Yeah, I know what you mean.....most people I hear talking about it just say the abbreviation as a word "Chikv"