By Mrinalika Roy

(Reuters) -The New York State Department of Health has confirmed a locally acquired case of Chikungunya on Long Island, the first such case of the mosquito-borne infection reported in the United States since 2019.

Laboratory testing at the department’s Wadsworth Center confirmed the case in Nassau County, the agency said in a statement released on Tuesday.

While the infection is classified as “locally acquired” based on current information, health officials said the exact source of exposure remains unclear.

Chikungunya is a viral disease that causes fever, intense joint pain, headache, muscle aches, rashes, nausea, and fatigue, per the World Health Organization.

An HHS spokesman declined to comment on the case and referred back to the New York health department’s rele

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