Anyone heard of CHIKUNGUNEA?

Answer 1

Not until I read your question. It appears to be a potentially fatal viral fever spread by mosquitoes, and an outbreak occurred recently in Kerala, India.
http://plainsay.sulekha.com/blog/post/2006/10/chikungunea-fever.htm
http://erling.typepad.com/erling_thu/2006/10/exciting_times_.html
http://forums.wrongdiagnosis.com/archive/index.php/t-3013.html