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Health officials in New York confirmed a person tested positive for the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus in what is the first locally acquired case in the United States since 2019.

The transmission detected in a Nassau County resident comes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned Americans to be on high alert for the virus following outbreaks in Cuba and China this year.

"A communicable disease investigation conducted by Nassau County Department of Health (NCDOH) found that the individual began experiencing symptoms in August. The investigation revealed that the individual had history of travel outside of Nassau County during the period of inoculation, but did not report traveling abroad," the N

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