Siân Owen (@sianowen.bsky.social)

Health officials are investigating whether the mosquito-borne virus chikungunya is circulating in New York after a woman tested positive on Long Island in a preliminary screening. The last time the debilitating disease was known to have been transmitted locally in the U.S. was about a decade ago.

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Mosquito-Borne Illness Rarely Seen in U.S. Is Suspected on Long Island Chikungunya, which is endemic in parts of South America, Africa and Asia, may be the cause of a woman’s illness. https://nyti.ms/4nl5Que