They came for blood — and left behind something worse. Thousands of people in China have been infected with a painful mosquito-borne virus, triggering the country’s most aggressive public health ...

The U.S. government is advising travelers aged 60 and older to hold off on receiving the chikungunya vaccine as federal health agencies investigate potential side effects. The Centers for Disease ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) – A New Yorker living on Long Island tested positive for the Chikungunya virus, making it the first transmission of the illness on U.S. soil in six years, according to state health ...

(AP) — 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.

Federal drug safety officials have recommended pausing the use of a vaccine for a mosquito-borne disease known as chikungunya for people over 60 following reports of serious adverse events. The Food ...

The symptoms come on quickly—acute fever, followed by debilitating joint pain that can last for months. Though rarely fatal, the chikungunya virus, a mosquito-borne illness, can be particularly severe ...

Health officials reported a possible locally acquired case of the chikungunya virus in New York Getty Health officials are investigating after a woman tested positive for the chikungunya virus in New ...

The World Health Organization warned on Tuesday a major chikungunya virus epidemic risks sweeping around the globe, calling for urgent action to prevent it. The WHO said it was picking up exactly the ...

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 ...