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Long Island Woman Tests Positive for Chikungunya Virus

9/26/2025

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Key information: A Long Island woman, 60 from Hempstead, tested positive and is under investigation for chikungunya.
She reports severe joint pain and had not traveled recently.
Outbreaks abroad are significant, but transmission in the United States remains minimal.
The New York State Department of Health reports no locally acquired cases in New York.

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Story summary

Key information: A Long Island woman, 60 from Hempstead, tested positive and is under investigation for chikungunya.
She reports severe joint pain and had not traveled recently.
Outbreaks abroad are significant, but transmission in the United States remains minimal.
The New York State Department of Health reports no locally acquired cases in New York.