Spain ‘local transmission’ of chikungunya a ‘false positive’ according to health officials

A previously reported indigenous case of the mosquito borne viral disease, chikungunya, in Gandia city, Spain is now being called a "false alarm" by local health authorities. Two months ago, the Spanish Ministry of Health reported on a autochthonous, or locally acquired case of chikungunya in a 60-year-old man from Valencian Community, Gandia. However, in a report on the Spanish ["]