US EditionNew York health officials confirm state’s first locally acquired case of chikungunya virus
The locally acquired chikungunya case in Nassau County is the first in the U.S. in six years; 88 cases were reported nationwide in 2025, officials said.
- Oct. 15, New York health officials confirmed the state's first locally acquired chikungunya case and the first in the country in more than five years, detected in Nassau County, Long Island.
- State health officials said the infection was likely from a mosquito bite but the exact site remains unclear, while the Aedes albopictus mosquito is present in parts of downstate New York.
- After a preliminary screening last month, the Wadsworth Center confirmed the case, the infected individual began symptoms in August after regional travel, and weekly mosquito testing found no virus, officials said.
- State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald said, `Given the much colder nighttime temperatures, the current risk in New York is very low,` and urged New York residents to use EPA-registered repellents, wear long clothing and remove standing water.
- As of August, about 317,000 chikungunya cases occurred this year, with Robert Jones linking rising outbreaks to climate change and urban growth; two vaccines, IXCHIQ and VIMKUNYA, lack wide availability.
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Los Angeles Times
eldiariodechihuahua.mxA person living in the suburbs of New York City gave positive to the chikungunya, a mosquito-borne virus that most often appears in South America and has not been transmitted on the mainland of the United States in a decade.
The Independent
The Independent (US)New York confirms first case of chikungunya virus
Chikungunya is transmitted by infected mosquitoes and mostly causes mild symptoms
A person living in suburban New York City has tested positive for the chikungunya virus, a mosquito-borne disease most commonly seen in South America that has not been transmitted in the continental U.S. in a decade.
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What is the chikungunya virus now transmitted in the US for the first time in years?
A mosquito-borne virus more common in South America has been detected in the United States. Health officials say the chikungunya virus has been identified in a patient living in the suburbs of New York City who began experiencing symptoms in August.
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