Threat rises in U.S. from mosquito-borne chikungunya virus

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Threat rises in U.S. from mosquito-borne chikungunya virus

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/threat-rises-u-mosquito-borne-chikungunya-virus-212220862.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/F0t2LHnKvLOMEGF1L8utag--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-07-17T233243Z_1_LYNXMPEA6G14G_RTROPTP_2_USA-HAITI-CHIKUNGUNYA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Mosquitoes that carry the Chikungunya virus are seen through a magnifying glass at a laboratory in Santo Domingo" align="left" title="Mosquitoes that carry the Chikungunya virus are seen through a magnifying glass at a laboratory in Santo Domingo" border="0" /></a>By David Adams MIAMI (Reuters) - The first two locally acquired cases of a painful mosquito-borne viral illness, chikungunya, have been reported in Florida, the health officials confirmed on Thursday. One case was reported in Miami Dade County and the other in Palm Beach County. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working closely with the Florida Department of Health to determine how the patients contracted the virus, officials announced. Chikungunya has surfaced widely across the continental United States but until now the cases have not been transmitted by local mosquitoes, which raises the threat.</p><br clear="all"/>

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