Dallas County Reports First Case Of Imported Chikungunya Virus

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Dallas County Health and Human Services reported the first case of imported Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in Dallas County for 2018.
The 11-year-old resident of Irving was infected during recent travel to India.  DCHHS did not provide additional information due to privacy concerns.
CHIKV is transmitted to people through mosquito bites from Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus.
These are the same mosquitoes that have been found to carry Zika and Dengue viruses. CHIKV do