New York confirms 1st locally acquired case of chikungunya virus in 6 years in US

The New York State Department of Health has confirmed a case of locally acquired chikungunya on Long Island, marking the ...

NY health officials confirm state's first locally acquired case of chikungunya virus

New York health officials say it is the first reported transmission of the mosquito-borne illness within the U.S. in six ...

New York confirms first locally acquired case of chikungunya virus

New York health officials have confirmed the first case of locally acquired chikungunya virus in the state and the first in ...

Democratic governors form a public health alliance in rebuke of Trump administration

The idea of banding together for public health isn't new for Democratic governors. They formed regional groups to address the ...

Locally acquired chikungunya virus case confirmed in New York, health officials say. Here's what we know.

The case was confirmed in Nassau County. It's the first locally-acquired case reported in the U.S. since 2019, and the ...

New York Confirms First Local Case Of Chikungunya Virus—What To Know

More than 88 chikungunya cases have been reported in the U.S., but this is believed to be the first to be contracted locally.

NYC Health Dept. seeks outside firm to help protect staff still being harassed over COVID protocols

The NYC Department of Health is quietly planning to hire an outside consultant to train and set up protocols to protect ...

What rural health providers want New York to do with its share of $50B federal program

A battle is brewing over the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation program, of which states are drafting up applications to secure funding.

N.Y. confirms case of chikungunya on Long Island; disease was ‘locally acquired’, says state Health Department

This latest case was confirmed through laboratory testing at the Department of Health’s Wadsworth Center in Nassau County on Long Island. A locally acquired case of chikungunya has not been reported ...