A person living in New York tested positive for the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus in the first reported transmission within the US in six years, officials said on Tuesday.

The chikungunya virus is currently running rampant through China and other nearby countries, the New York Department of Health said. Now, it’s been identified in a person living in Nassau County on Long Island.

The Nassau County Health Department confirmed that the individual began experiencing symptoms in August after traveling outside of the region, but not out of the country.

A New York resident has tested positive for the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus — marking the first locally transmitted case in the US in six years, officials said Tuesday. syahrir – stock.adobe.com

It’s not clear how the person

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