Foshan Blues: Mosquito Crackdown Tests a City’s Post-Covid Patience

Alarm in China that efforts to control Chikungunya virus are infringing on rights

Many say control measure for mosquito-borne disease hark back to the zero-Covid era, in which people’s daily lives were strictly monitoredThere is growing alarm in China that official efforts to control the spread of Chikungunya virus, a non-fatal mosquito-borne disease that has been spreading in the south of the country, are infringing on people’s personal rights.A single mother living in Zhanjiang, a port city in Guangdong province, posted a v…

CDC issues travel health notice for mosquito-borne chikungunya virus in China

Health officials are warning travelers about an outbreak in southern China of a painful mosquito-borne virus called chikungunya, which is spread by infected mosquitoes, mainly Aedes aegypti.

China scrambles to contain Chikungunya outbreak

With thousands of confirmed cases, the outbreak appears to be the biggest ever in China. Chikungunya is transmitted by infected mosquitoes and mostly causes mild symptoms

Foshan blues: Mosquito crackdown tests a city’s post-Covid patience

In the southern Chinese city of Foshan, officials are engaged in an all-out battle against chikungunya, a painful, mosquito-borne viral disease that could...

U.S. warns travelers about chikungunya virus, spread by mosquito bites, in China

The United States is warning travelers to China about chikungunya, a virus that spreads to humans through mosquito bites and can cause severe joint aches, fatigue and fever.

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

Chinese authorities have taken action to curb the spread of chikungunya, a virus causing fever and joint pain