Chikungunya Virus Confirmed in Texas, Health Officials Warn to Avoid Mosquito Bites

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wjla.com - ABC - July 7, 2014

(ABC) - On Monday, Texas health officials confirmed the state’s first case of Chikungunya, while officials in Boston said that they had four cases over the weekend.

So far, this nasty virus has been brought to the U.S. by infected travelers who had recently been to the Caribbean. Now, it has spread to 27 states.

“There is no medicine you can take to prevent it, there's no vaccine, but what you can do is and try and avoid mosquito bites,” says ABC’s Chief Health and Medical Editor, Dr. Richard Besser.

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