The case was confirmed in Nassau County. It's the first locally-acquired case reported in the U.S. since 2019, and the first-ever locally acquired case in New York. Three other cases of chikungunya ...

The New York State Department of Health has confirmed a case of locally acquired chikungunya on Long Island, marking the first case of the virus reported to be locally acquired in New York and the ...

The XFG variant, also known as Stratus, is now the predominant COVID-19 strain in the U.S. after spreading to 38 countries, ...

A rare case of chikungunya, a mosquito-borne virus usually found in South America, has been confirmed in suburban New York, marking the first locally acquired US infection in nearly a decade. Health ...

The threat of mosquito-borne illnesses such as chikungunya and dengue is continuing to grow as a result of climate change. By ...

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — 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 ...

A person living in the suburbs of New York City has tested positive for chikungunya, a mosquito-borne virus that is more often seen in South America and hasn’t been transmitted on the U.S. mainland in ...

Chikungunya has not been documented as locally transmitted in the U.S. for about a decade, according to the Times. However, ...

While flu season may already be upon us, experts from Northwell Health warn that the worst is yet to come. After two years of ...

Oct. 15 (UPI) --New York health officials have confirmed the first case of locally acquired chikungunya virus in the state and the first in the country in more than five years. Laboratory testing ...