MINEOLA, N.Y. — A Nassau County resident has become the first person in six years to contract chikungunya within United States borders, state health authorities announced this week, reigniting concerns about tropical diseases spreading into temperate climates. The diagnosis has prompted immediate surveillance across the New York metropolitan region, though officials say autumn’s cooling temperatures […]

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