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There has been a significant increase in the number of UK cases of a mosquito-borne virus that can cause sudden fever and joint pain and is normally only found in Africa and southern Asia. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) says more than 70 cases of the chikungunya virus were reported in the first six months of this year, more …
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Authorities in China are using nets, insecticide and drones to fight the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus which has infected thousands of people. There were more than 7,000 cases of the virus recorded by officials as of Wednesday (August 13). These were mostly in the southern Chinese manufacturing hub of Foshan, which is about 105 miles (170km) from Hong Kong. The number …
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Cases of chikungunya virus continue to rise in China, as the country battles its largest-ever outbreak of the illness. Another 1,387 cases of Chikungunya virus were confirmed last week, Chinese authorities said, with almost all in the southern manufacturing city of Foshan. It takes the tally to more than 10,000 cases overall, with infections also reported in Taiwan and Hong Kong, …
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Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is spreading like wildfire across Chinese cities, with health organisations reporting people in Europe, Africa, the Americas and other parts of Asia also coming down with the disease. While definitely not as fatal as COVID-19, CHIKV is affecting millions of people worldwide, causing the implementation of home-based quarantines and drones being driven into highly populated areas. China …
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China has declared war on the chikungunya virus. How much of a threat is it? : Goats and Soda NPR What to know about chikungunya virus amid new outbreak in China ABC News With Drones and ‘Elephant Mosquitoes,’ China Wages All-Out War on a Virus The New York Times CDC warns of mosquito-borne chikungunya outbreak in southeast China NBC News Alarm in China that …
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Facebook Tweet Email Link 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. Authorities had reported more than 7,000 cases of the virus as of Wednesday, mostly in the southern Chinese manufacturing hub of Foshan, some 170 kilometers (105 miles) from Hong …
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