The epidemic occurring on La Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean remains the most devastating of all CHIKV outbreaks where over one-third of the population was affected [10] . During this outbreak, the CHIKV acquired a genetic mutation allowing the new vector Ae. albopictus mosquito to carry the virus where previously CHIKV only circulated in Ae. aegyptii mosquitoes [10, 11] . The Ae. albopictus differs in susceptibility to various genetically different isolates of the virus compared to the Ae. aegyptii [12] . CHIKV is now of global health concern since expansion of mosquito vectors has created potential for the Chikungunya virus to spread to temperate areas as Ae. albopitcus inhabits regions in North America and Europe [2, 13] .