Special Series Cases of MERS and Chikungunya Continue to Rise Rapidly Worldwide Posted October 1, 2015November 25, 2022 WiRED International Archived story. Original version is here.The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report upticks in global cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and the Chikungunya virus (CHIKV). Sharing