New York health officials confirm first locally acquired chikungunya virus case | NYGazet

New York health officials have confirmed the state’s first locally acquired case of chikungunya virus and the first such case in the country in six years.

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — New York health officials have confirmed the state’s first locally acquired case of chikungunya virus, and the first such case in the country in six years. The state Department of Health said Tuesday that the mosquito-borne virus... [1792 chars]