An outbreak of the chikungunya virus in China has prompted authorities to take preventive measures from mosquito nets and clouds of disinfectant, threatening fines for people who fail to disperse ...

China is currently facing what is believed to be the country's largest outbreak of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus.

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Foshan city in Guangdong province has achieved results in curbing the spread of chikungunya fever, with more than 90 percent ...

CHINA| Health officials in Guangdong province in southern China are waging an all-out war against mosquitoes in response to an outbreak of the chikungunya virus that’s sickened thousands with fever, ...

Over 7,000 cases of the mosquito-borne Chikungunya virus have been reported in China since July. The Chinese government is ...

A mosquito-borne virus outbreak in China has passed 10,000 cases and is now spreading beyond its borders, with Taiwan ...

The mosquito-borne disease is sweeping through a province in southern China, which is taking strict measures to quash the ...

Chikungunya fever is an acute infectious disease caused by the chikungunya virus and transmitted by infected Aedes mosquitoes ...

While the outbreak has shown signs of spreading beyond Foshan to other cities in Guangdong Province, the overall risk remains controllable, as the disease is spread by mosquitoes, northern regions ...

A staff member sprays insecticide at Zhuangtou Village in Shunde, Foshan City, south China's Guangdong Province, July 25, 2025. Foshan launched a campaign to decrease mosquitoes and increase ...