Tag: Nassau County
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New York Detects Its First Locally Acquired Chikungunya Case in Years
New York Confirms First Locally Acquired Chikungunya Case in Six Years Health officials in New York have confirmed the state’s first locally acquired chikungunya virus case in six years. The infected individual lives in Nassau County on Long Island, and the case marks a rare instance of mosquito-borne transmission occurring within the United States without…
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New York Reports First Locally Acquired Chikungunya Case Since 2019
New York Confirms First Locally Acquired Chikungunya Case in Six Years New York health officials have confirmed the state’s first locally acquired chikungunya infection in six years. The case involves a resident of Nassau County on Long Island who began experiencing symptoms after traveling outside the region. Officials stress that this marks localized transmission for…