Chikungunya's Unwelcome Return: What's Behind Hong Kong's First Local Case? Hong Kong's detection of its first locally acquired chikungunya case this year has sent a shiver down the spines of public health officials.
The 55 year old woman, who has no recent travel history, is particularly concerning because her case suggests local transmission.
Chikungunya has been mostly associated with imported cases in recent years, where individuals contract the disease while traveling abroad and bring it back home.