"The state Department of Health said Tuesday that the virus, which has been spreading in China and elsewhere, was identified in a person living in Nassau County on Long Island. The county's health department, in a separate statement, said the person began experiencing symptoms in August after having traveled outside of the region, but not out of the country. It's not clear how exactly the person, whom authorities have not named, contracted the virus."
"Health officials say the person was likely bit by an infected mosquito, but they also say the virus has not been detected in local mosquito pools and there is no evidence of ongoing transmission. The type of mosquito known to carry chikungunya is present in parts of the New York City metropolitan area, including suburban Long Island. The disease cannot be spread directly from one person to another."
A Nassau County resident on Long Island tested positive for chikungunya, marking the first locally acquired U.S. case in six years. Symptoms began in August after travel within the region but not internationally; the exact route of infection is unclear. The infected mosquito species exists in parts of the New York City metropolitan area, though the virus has not been found in local mosquito pools and there is no evidence of ongoing transmission. Cooler fall temperatures reduce mosquito activity and current transmission risk is very low. Chikungunya causes fever, joint pain, headache, muscle pain, swelling and rashes; most recover within a week.
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