Chikungunya Cases Surface Across U.S. States

Reuters: More states report cases of mosquito-borne chikungunya virus
“A painful, mosquito-borne viral illness has surfaced across the United States, carried by recent travelers to the Caribbean where the virus is raging. Health officials in North Carolina, Nebraska, and Indiana this week reported the first confirmed chikungunya cases in those states, along with Tennessee, which has suspected cases…” (Stein, 6/12).

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