Chikungunya reports first case of mosquito-borne virus called chikungunya . `` So far this year we 've recorded eight travel-associated cases , and seven of them have come from countries in the Caribbean where we know the virus is being transmitted , '' Nasci said . Chikungunya is primarily found in East Asia , Africa and the Caribbean islands . Nasci is not deadly , but it can be painful , with symptoms lasting for weeks .
Chikungunya reports first case of mosquito-borne virus called chikungunya . Chikungunya is primarily found in East Asia , Africa and the Caribbean islands . Nasci is not deadly , but it can be painful , with symptoms lasting for weeks .