Abstract

At its 111th meeting on 17/18 June 2025, the German Standing Committee on Vaccination (STIKO) adopted a recommendation on vaccination with the vaccines Ixchiq and Vimkunya for certain travelers prior to exposure in chikungunya endemic areas and for persons who carry out specific activities involving chikungunya viruses in accordance with the German Biological Agents Ordinance. This was preceded by discussions at several meetings of the joint working group consisting of members of STIKO and the German Society for Tropical Medicine, Travel Medicine and Global Health (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Tropenmedizin, Reisemedizin und Globale Gesundheit, DTG). In addition, statements from the Joint Federal Committee, the highest health authorities of the federal states and relevant professional associations were also considered.

Recommendation Europe Germany Chikungunya