Chikengunya

UPDATE: Gov. Rick Scott's office announced Wednesday he is ordering Florida Surgeon General Dr. John Armstrong to declare a public health emergency in…

While some Americans worried that Ebola would spread around the U.S., a new mosquito-borne virus flew right in. It sickened more than 2,000 Americans and nearly a million people across the Caribbean.

Health officials say a mosquito-borne illness that had afflicted Floridians who traveled to the Caribbean has now been transmitted within the state. The...

Florida Health officials say they expect to see more cases of chikengunya appear in the state over the summer. Polk County recently confirmed its first…