Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

US gets first local case of mosquito-borne chikungunya

A Florida man who has not recently traveled outside the country is the first person in the United States to get the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus locally, officials said Thursday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Video: Expert on threat of chikungunya virus

With a handful of New Englanders having recently contracted the mosquito-borne disease called chikungunya, should Massachusetts residents be worried about catching it?

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Chikungunya virus spreads to Peru

Peru on Monday reported its first cases of the chikungunya virus, in two people who recently traveled to the Dominican Republic, authorities said.

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Guyana confirms more cases of virus new to region

A mosquito-borne virus that has been spreading fast since the first locally transmitted case in the Western Hemisphere has infected at least 12 more people in Guyana.

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