The number of autochthonous, or locally transmitted chikungunya cases in Puerto Rico increased by 895 during the week ending Oct. 3, according to data released by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The...

Three new human West Nile virus (WNV) cases reported from Alachua (1) and Volusia (2) counties during the past week has brought the state’s total to 10 cases as of Oct. 4, according to the Florida...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today unveiled a new, interactive web-based model that estimates where travelers infected with mosquito-borne chikungunya virus are likely to arrive...

The Ecuador Ministry of Health has reported the first travel associated chikungunya case in an individual who recently returned from a trip to Colombia, according to a Pam Am Post report Friday. The patient,...

Local transmission of the mosquito borne virus, chikungunya, has been detected in the Cayman Islands, according to the Mosquito Research & Control Unit this week. According to Alan Wheeler, Assistant...

Delegates to the 53rd Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) were briefed Wednesday on the Ebola in West Africa and chikungunya in the Americas, both rapidly spreading epidemics...

With a total of 623 travel associated and locally acquired chikungunya cases, three states account for slightly more than half of all chikungunya cases in the United States, according to the latest data...

There were more imported, or travel associated cases of chikungunya and dengue fever in the State of Florida reported during the past week, according to the Florida Department of Health. Six cases of...

Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) has confirmed the third case of imported Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in Dallas County in 2014. The patient was infected with the virus during recent travel...

Three people, two in San Juan and one in Fajardo, have died in Puerto Rico from chikungunya; however, neither Puerto Rican health officials nor the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) can...