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First case of US-acquired chikungunya virus confirmed in New York: officials

A person living in New York tested positive for the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus in the first reported transmission within the US in six years, officials said on Tuesday. The chikungunya virus is ... Read More

Chikungunya virus: New York confirms first locally acquired case in US since 2019

Health officials in New York confirmed a person tested positive for the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus in what is the first locally acquired case in the United States since 2019. The transmission ... Read More

New York health officials confirm state's first locally acquired case of chikungunya virus

MINEOLA, N.Y. — A person living in New York has tested positive for the chikungunya virus in what state health officials say is the first reported transmission of the mosquito-borne illness within the ... Read More

US state confirms first-ever locally transmitted case of concerning virus: 'Sometimes carried back in luggage'

Chikungunya has not been documented as locally transmitted in the U.S. for about a decade, according to the Times. However, warmer weather across the country has attracted mosquitoes carrying various ... Read More

Deadly mosquito-borne virus sparks CDC travel alert — could it reach the US?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging traveling Americans to be on high alert for a deadly mosquito-borne virus after reporting an outbreak of chikungunya in Cuba this week. Read More

Unusual mosquito-borne chikungunya virus case reported in US

A resident of New York has contracted the state's first known case of the mosquito-borne chikungunya disease acquired locally, officials said. The person infected in Long Island likely got the virus ... Read More

Locally acquired chikungunya virus case confirmed in New York, health officials say. Here's what we know.

The New York Department of Health has confirmed the first locally-acquired case of chikungunya in the state. The case was confirmed in Nassau County. It's the first locally-acquired case reported in ... Read More