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Florida Department of Health
Office of Communications
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A-04 • Tallahassee, FL 32399-1705
PHONE: 850/245-4111 • FAX 850/488-6495
TWITTER:HealthyFLA
FACEBOOK:FLDepartmentofHealth
YOUTUBE: fldoh
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: DOH Communications
July 17, 2014 (850) 245-4111
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CONFIRMS FIRST LOCALLY ACQUIRED
CASES OF CHIKUNGUNYA FEVER
~ Drain standing water to stop mosquitoes from multiplying ~
~ Cover skin with clothing or repellent ~
~ Cover doors and windows with screens to keep mosquitoes out ~
TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Department of Health today confirmed the first cases of locally acquired chikungunya (\chik-en-gun-ye) fever, one in Miami Dade County and the other in Palm Beach County. Chikungunya is a disease spread by bites from infected Aedes aegypti or Aedes albopictus mosquitoes. If a person is infected and bitten by a mosquito, that mosquito may later spread the infection by biting another person. Chikungunya is not contagious from person to person, is typically not life threatening and will likely resolve on its own.
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Office of Communications
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A-04 • Tallahassee, FL 32399-1705
PHONE: 850/245-4111 • FAX 850/488-6495
TWITTER:HealthyFLA
FACEBOOK:FLDepartmentofHealth
YOUTUBE: fldoh
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: DOH Communications
July 17, 2014 (850) 245-4111
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CONFIRMS FIRST LOCALLY ACQUIRED
CASES OF CHIKUNGUNYA FEVER
~ Drain standing water to stop mosquitoes from multiplying ~
~ Cover skin with clothing or repellent ~
~ Cover doors and windows with screens to keep mosquitoes out ~
TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Department of Health today confirmed the first cases of locally acquired chikungunya (\chik-en-gun-ye) fever, one in Miami Dade County and the other in Palm Beach County. Chikungunya is a disease spread by bites from infected Aedes aegypti or Aedes albopictus mosquitoes. If a person is infected and bitten by a mosquito, that mosquito may later spread the infection by biting another person. Chikungunya is not contagious from person to person, is typically not life threatening and will likely resolve on its own.
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