Chikungunya virus
Chikungunya resurfaces in U.S. after 6-year lull, CDC confirms local infection
It is the first mainland United States transmission in a decade, and officials say the chance of further spread is very low as mosquito activity declines.
Chikungunya virus outbreak in China infects at least 7,700, local authorities crack down
Spread by the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes, global infections of the disease number at least 240,000 this year.
