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<span>More than 7,000 chikungunya cases have been reported across Guangdong province since July 2025, marking China's largest outbreak since the virus was first detected in the country in 2008.</span

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More than 7,000 chikungunya cases have been reported across Guangdong province since July 2025, marking China's largest outbreak since the virus was first detected in the country in 2008.

<span>The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Level 2 travel advisory for Guangdong province, urging travelers to take enhanced precautions against mosquito bites during the outbreak.</span

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Level 2 travel advisory for Guangdong province, urging travelers to take enhanced precautions against mosquito bites during the outbreak.

<span>Foshan city has designated 53 hospitals for chikungunya treatment with more than 3,600 beds equipped with mosquito nets, while authorities released 5,000 larvae-eating fish into city ponds and rivers.</span

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Foshan city has designated 53 hospitals for chikungunya treatment with more than 3,600 beds equipped with mosquito nets, while authorities released 5,000 larvae-eating fish into city ponds and rivers.

<span>Chikungunya virus causes fever, severe joint pain, headaches, and rashes, with symptoms typically beginning three to seven days after being bitten by an infected mosquito and lasting up to a week.</span

Chikungunya virus causes fever, severe joint pain, headaches, and rashes, with symptoms typically beginning three to seven days after being bitten by an infected mosquito and lasting up to a week.

<span>Taiwan reported its first confirmed chikungunya case in 2025 from a woman who traveled to Foshan and returned on July 30, while Hong Kong reported its first case after the outbreak began.</span

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Taiwan reported its first confirmed chikungunya case in 2025 from a woman who traveled to Foshan and returned on July 30, while Hong Kong reported its first case after the outbreak began.

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The heavy-handed tactics mirror authoritarian overreach from zero-Covid policies, with forced home inspections and electricity cuts for non-compliance. Experts warn that indiscriminate mosquito eradication misses the target since most urban mosquitoes don't carry the virus.

<span>The heavy-handed tactics mirror authoritarian overreach from zero-Covid policies, with forced home inspections and electricity cuts for non-compliance. Experts warn that indiscriminate mosquito eradication misses the target since most urban mosquitoes don't carry the virus.</span>

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Eliminating mosquitoes not enough to fight Chinas chikungunya fever outbreak, experts say

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