New York health officials on Tuesday confirmed the state’s first locally acquired case of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus in an individual who fell ill in Nassau County on Long Island.

The announcement marks the first locally acquired case reported in any U.S. state or territory since 2019, and the first reported in any U.S. state since 2015, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The New York State Department of Health confirmed the case on Tuesday after lab testing came back positive for the virus.

“Given the much colder nighttime temperatures, the current risk in New York is very low,” New York State Health Commissioner James McDonald said in a statement. "We urge everyone to take simple precautions to protect themselves and their families from mosqui

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