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Chikungunya virus spreading in China

China fights mosquito-borne chikungunya virus with drones, fines and nets as thousands fall ill

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese authorities are using nets, spraying insecticide and even deploying drones to fight the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus, which has infected thousands of people.

The Independent on MSN · 9h

Drones, fines and elephant mosquitoes: How China is fighting the Chikungunya virus outbreak after nearly 8,000 cases

Authorities in China are fighting to prevent the spread of a mosquito-borne viral disease after thousands of cases were reported in a few weeks.The country has seen nearly 8,000 cases of chikungunya in less than a month,

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

What is chikungunya, the virus now spreading in southern China?

Chikungunya is a disease caused by a virus of the same name. The chikungunya virus was first identified in people sickened during an outbreak in Tanzania in 1952. Its name is derived from a word in the Makonde language, which means “that which bends up,” due to the severe pain it can cause.

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Foshan launches citywide health campaign to curb Chikungunya spread as new cases decline in core areas

Foshan in South China's Guangdong Province launched a health campaign on Thursday to combat the spread of Chikungunya fever, ...

Chikungunya in China: What you need to know

Cases of chikungunya fever are rising in southern China, prompting local authorities to take measures to curb its spread.Some ...

Severe outbreak of mosquito borne chikungunya virus infects 8,000 in China, prompts mass quarantines

The chikungunya virus has rapidly spread to about 8,000 patients in just four weeks, mainly across China’s Guangdong province to the south, with the city of Foshan hit the hardest, according to the ...

China Daily2d

Chikungunya outbreak in Foshan begins to ease

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

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