New York Reports First Locally Acquired Chikungunya Case in History
Health officials in New York confirmed a case of chikungunya, a mosquito-borne virus, in a 60-year-old woman from Long Island. The woman had not traveled outside the area, raising concerns that this marks the first locally transmitted instance of the disease in the state. Dr. Eric Cioe-Pena of Northwell Center for Global Health noted that…