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What is the chikungunya virus now transmitted in the US for the first time in years?

October 16, 2025

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A person living in the suburbs of New York City has tested positive for chikungunya, a mosquito-borne virus that is more often seen in South America and hasn’t been transmitted on the U.S. mainland in a decade.

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