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New York confirms first locally acquired case of chikungunya virus in US since 2019
By AP
Published Oct 16, 2025 2:21 am KST
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 United States in six years
The state Department of Health said Tuesday that the virus, which has been spreading in China and elsewhere, was identified in a person living in Nassau County on Long Island...
New York confirms first locally acquired case of chikungunya virus in US since 2019
By AP
Published Oct 16, 2025 2:21 am KST
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 United States in six years
The state Department of Health said Tuesday that the virus, which has been spreading in China and elsewhere, was identified in a person living in Nassau County on Long Island...