(Vax-Before-Travel News)
Florida’s detections of international travel-associated Chikungunya Fever cases increased last week, with 44 new cases.
According to the Florida Department of Health’s Arbovirus Surveillance Week #51 report, 250 travel-associated Chikungunya cases have been reported in 2025.
The leading Florida counties reporting these cases are Broward (23) and Miami-Dade (159).
The vast majority of Chikungunya cases had visited Cuba (238).
The positive news from Florida Health is that, as of December 26, 2025, no locally acquired, mosquito-transmitted Chikungunya cases have been reported.
To alert travelers of this serious health risk, the U.S. CDC has issued a Level 2 – Practice Enhanced Precautions, Travel Health Notice regarding Cuba’s multi-month Chikungunya outbreak in 2025.
The CDC says that if travelers plan to visit an area with a Chikungunya outbreak in 2025 or 2026, they should speak with a travel vaccine advisor about immunization options since Chikungunya is a vaccine-preventable disease.
