Chikungunya outbreak in south China city spurs action to stop mosquito-borne disease
disease that is not common in Guangdong province and has put neighbouring Hong Kong on
high alert
Local authorities in the city's Shunde and Nanhai districts issued notices on Saturday urging all residents and communities to conduct indoor sanitation and outdoor clean-up over the weekend for mosquito control measures.
The outbreak originated from an imported case detected in Shunde on July 8, according to the local health bureau.
The number of confirmed cases in Shunde had reached 1,161 as of Friday. Most of the cases were recorded in the towns of Lecong, Beijiao and Chencun, and all the patients had mild symptoms.
Nanhai district has reported 16 confirmed cases, and another district, Chancheng, had reported 22 cases as of Friday.
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