Atlanta, June 20 (RHC)-- A mosquito-transmitted illness called the Chikungunya Virus, has now spread to the United States.

According to CNN, at least one case of Chikungunya, which has been spreading through the Caribbean since last year, was reported in the U.S. state of Georgia. Department of Public Health officials said that the patient became infected after visiting a Caribbean nation.

On Wednesday, the newspaper the Tallahassee Democrat noted that two residents in Florida’s Leon County had contracted the mosquito-borne virus after a recent trip to Haiti.

A spokesperson for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that other cases have also been reported in North Carolina and Tennessee and the CDC has received reports of 57 total U.S. infections in 2014 so far.

The most common symptoms of the Chikungunya virus are fever and joint pain. Other symptoms can include headache, muscle pain, joint swelling or rash. The virus has also been found in Africa, Asia and Europe.

There is no known vaccine or medicine to treat a Chikungunya virus infection.