Chikungunya Continues Arriving in Florida

Over the last few months of 2025, the Florida Department of Health (FDH) has reported an uptick in travel-related Chikungunya fever cases. During week #50, 46 additional Chikungunya cases were confirmed.

As of December 13, 2025, FDH reported two hundred six travel-associated chikungunya cases in Florida this year.

Florida counties confirming cases include, but are not limited to, Broward (20), Hillsborough (20), and Miami-Dade (127).

FDH says these people recently arrived from Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, and Cuba (194).

Cuba's 2025 Chikungunya outbreak began in western provinces like Matanzas and has reached the capital, Havana.

FDH says Chikungunya is an infection caused by a virus transmitted through the bite of an infected mosquito, similar to Dengue. Initially reported in 2006, Chikungunya has become a locally acquired and travel-related health concern in most years in Florida.

Over the last two years, Chikungunya vaccines have been approved and are available in Florida at various clinics.

As of December 17, 2025, the U.S. CDC recommends pre-departure vaccination before visiting a Chikungunya outbreak zone, such as Cube.