{"id":35494,"date":"2026-05-04T14:30:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T12:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vaccinatiepunt.nl\/?p=35494"},"modified":"2026-05-04T14:30:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T12:30:55","slug":"chikungunya-vaccinatieadvies-uitbraak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vaccinatiepunt.nl\/en\/chikungunya-vaccinatieadvies-uitbraak\/","title":{"rendered":"Adjusted chikungunya vaccination advice due to outbreak"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"min-height:349px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#686152\"><\/span><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/vaccinatiepunt.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pexels-mieszko-alipaz-wozniecki-2157511627-34780015-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"57% 50%\" style=\"object-position:57% 50%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vaccinatiepunt.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pexels-mieszko-alipaz-wozniecki-2157511627-34780015-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/vaccinatiepunt.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pexels-mieszko-alipaz-wozniecki-2157511627-34780015-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vaccinatiepunt.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pexels-mieszko-alipaz-wozniecki-2157511627-34780015-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vaccinatiepunt.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pexels-mieszko-alipaz-wozniecki-2157511627-34780015-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vaccinatiepunt.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pexels-mieszko-alipaz-wozniecki-2157511627-34780015-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vaccinatiepunt.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pexels-mieszko-alipaz-wozniecki-2157511627-34780015-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vaccinatiepunt.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pexels-mieszko-alipaz-wozniecki-2157511627-34780015-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-ast-global-color-5-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-b6e88caea16747648669e68204d68882 wp-block-paragraph\">Adjusted chikungunya vaccination advice due to outbreak<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The LCR (National Coordination Centre for Travel Advice) updated its vaccination advice for chikungunya on 4 May 2026. Major outbreaks are currently active in six countries and territories, including two new ones. Are you travelling here soon? If so, vaccination is advised now.<\/strong><br><br>Not familiar with chikungunya yet? Read all about the disease and the vaccine here \ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-8-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vaccinatiepunt.nl\/en\/vaccinations\/chikungunya\/\" style=\"background-color:#ffe169\">Chikungunya vaccination<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where are the outbreaks active?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The outbreaks are currently active in the following countries and territories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vaccinatiepunt.nl\/en\/vaccinations-bolivia\/\">Bolivia <\/a>(Santa Cruz and Cochabamba departments) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vaccinatiepunt.nl\/en\/vaccinations-brazil\/\">Brazil <\/a>(Mato Grosso do Sul state) - <strong>new <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vaccinatiepunt.nl\/en\/vaccinations-mayotte\/\">Mayotte <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vaccinatiepunt.nl\/en\/vaccinations-mauritius\/\">Mauritius <\/a>\u2014 <strong>new <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vaccinatiepunt.nl\/en\/vaccinations-seychelles\/\">Seychelles <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vaccinatiepunt.nl\/en\/vaccinations-suriname\/\">Suriname<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does the LCR recommend?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Travellers aged 12 and over to the above areas are advised to get a chikungunya vaccination, regardless of the duration of travel. So even a short stay is sufficient reason to get vaccinated. Besides vaccination, mosquito repellent measures remain essential, such as using DEET and wearing covered clothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Good news: outbreak Cuba over<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The outbreak in <a href=\"https:\/\/vaccinatiepunt.nl\/en\/vaccinations-cuba\/\">Cuba <\/a>has ended. Low transmission has returned, which means Cuba is no longer in the outbreak category. Vaccination is no longer routinely recommended for Cuba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Are you not travelling for a while?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chikungunya outbreaks last several weeks to months on average. Book far in advance? Then check again just before departure to see if the outbreak is still active in your destination. At Vaccinatiepunt, we keep track of current LCR recommendations for you and always give you up-to-date travel advice.<br><br>Travelling to one of these countries? Schedule your chikungunya vaccination at Vaccination Point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-8-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vaccinatiepunt.nl\/en\/make-an-appointment\/\" style=\"background-color:#ffe169\">Make an appointment now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Source: LCR, 4 May 2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Het LCR (Landelijk Co\u00f6rdinatiecentrum Reizigersadvisering) heeft op 4 mei 2026 het vaccinatieadvies voor chikungunya aangepast. Er zijn momenteel grote uitbraken actief in zes landen en gebieden, waaronder twee nieuwe. Reis je hier binnenkort naartoe? Dan is vaccinatie nu geadviseerd. Nog niet bekend met chikungunya? Lees hier alles over de ziekte en het vaccin \ud83d\udc47 Waar [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":35495,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[106],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nieuws-nl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Aangepast chikungunya vaccinatieadvies in verband met uitbraak - Vaccinatiepunt<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Het LCR heeft het chikungunya vaccinatieadvies uitgebreid. 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