Vacation hot spot faces new CDC travel warning as outbreak cases continue climbing

Americans walking to Costa Rica are being urged to return other precautions aft U.S. wellness officials issued a caller recreation informing complete an outbreak of nan mosquito-borne microorganism chikungunya.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) precocious issued a Level 2 Travel Health Notice for Costa Rica's Guanacaste Province, wherever astir cases person been reported successful nan celebrated formation destination of Playa Langosta.

Known for its beaches, surfing and hiking, Guanacaste is 1 of Costa Rica's astir celebrated tourer regions.

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The agency is advising travelers to protect themselves against mosquito bites while visiting nan area.

Chikungunya is dispersed done mosquito bites; it typically causes fever and terrible associated pain, nan CDC said successful nan recreation notice. 

Americans walking to Costa Rica are being urged to return other precautions aft U.S. wellness officials issued a caller recreation informing complete an outbreak of nan mosquito-borne microorganism chikungunya. (iStock)

Symptoms usually statesman 3 to 7 days aft an infected mosquito wound and whitethorn besides see headache, musculus pain, associated swelling and rash.

While astir group retrieve wrong a week, "some tin person terrible associated symptom for months to years pursuing acute illness," nan CDC warns.

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There is nary circumstantial curen for chikungunya, according to nan agency. 

Prevention is nan champion measurement to debar infection.

Health officials urge utilizing insect repellent, wearing long-sleeved shirts and pants, and staying successful accommodations pinch aerial conditioning aliases model screens. (iStock)

The CDC recommends using insect repellent, wearing long-sleeved shirts and pants, and staying successful accommodations pinch aerial conditioning aliases model screens. Vaccination is besides recommended for eligible travelers visiting an outbreak area.

Officials person confirmed 4 cases and identified different 17 probable cases linked to nan outbreak, according to a announcement from Costa Rica's Ministry of Health. Both Costa Rican residents and overseas visitors are among nan cases nether investigation.

The Costa Rica advisory is nan latest successful a bid of chikungunya-related recreation alerts.

Specialized teams person fumigated astir 5,000 homes and eliminated mosquito breeding sites successful an effort to incorporate nan outbreak, nan announcement stated.

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The CDC besides advises pregnant women to reconsider walking to nan affected area, peculiarly if they're adjacent to delivering their baby, because nan microorganism tin beryllium passed to a newborn astir nan clip of birth.

Travelers who create fever, associated pain, headache, musculus pain, associated swelling aliases a rash during aliases aft their travel should activity aesculapian care, nan agency said.

The cases nether investigation see Costa Rican residents and overseas visitors. (iStock)

Fox News Digital reached retired to nan CDC for comment.

The Costa Rica advisory is nan latest successful a bid of chikungunya-related recreation alerts.

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Fox News Digital antecedently reported that nan CDC issued a Level 2 Travel Health Notice for Bolivia earlier this twelvemonth aft a chikungunya outbreak successful nan country's Santa Cruz and Cochabamba departments.

The agency besides issued Level 2 advisories for nan Seychelles, a group of islands successful nan Indian Ocean, arsenic good arsenic Cuba, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and China's Guangdong Province pursuing chikungunya outbreaks.

Ashley DiMella of Fox News Digital contributed reporting.