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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging traveling Americans to be on high alert for a deadly mosquito-borne virus after reporting an outbreak of chikungunya in Cuba this week.

This announcement comes after reports that chikungunya virus may have been detected in the U.S., although no specific link between the two events has been revealed.

In light of the outbreak in Cuba, the health agency has issued a Level 2 Travel Notice: "Practice Enhanced Precautions."

CDC WARNS OF 'ENHANCED' VIRUS RISK FOR TRAVELERS AMID OUTBREAK SPREAD BY MOSQUITOES

Chikungunya virus is spread by infected mosquitoes, the same type that carry Zika and dengue.

Symptoms usually appear within a week of being bitten, according

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