Thousands fall ill as mosquito fever explodes across southern China

A recent editorial in Biocontaminant reveals that Guangdong Province is now facing the largest chikungunya fever outbreak ever documented in China, with more than 4,000 confirmed infections reported since late July. Shunde District in Foshan has been hit hardest, accounting for over 3,600 cases, while additional infections have appeared in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, and Macao.

Chikungunya fever spreads through bites from Aedes mosquitoes, the same insects that transmit dengue and Zika…

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