Garland, Texas: Chikungunya reported in traveler to Mexico
by Robert Herriman from Outbreak News Today on (#H7KJ)
Garland, Texas health officials confirmed the first case of imported Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in the city in 2015. The individual was infected with the virus during recent travel to Mexico and is no longer contagious. CHIKV is transmitted from person to person by mosquitoes. The virus causes high fever, severe joint pain, headache, muscle pain and rash. ["]
