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South China Morning Post
4 days ago
- Health
- South China Morning Post
South China city's chikungunya outbreak spurs action to stop mosquito-borne disease
Authorities in south China's Foshan city have launched a campaign to curb an outbreak of the mosquito-borne chikungunya fever. The disease, which is not common in Guangdong province, has also put neighbouring Hong Kong on alert Local authorities in Foshan's Shunde and Nanhai districts issued notices on Saturday urging all residents and communities to carry out indoor sanitation and outdoor clean-ups over the weekend as 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. Authorities in Foshan's Shunde and Nanhai districts have called for thorough indoor sanitation and outdoor clean-ups. Photo: Weibo/我被安利了
South China Morning Post
4 days ago
- Health
- South China Morning Post
Chikungunya outbreak in south China city spurs action to stop mosquito-borne disease
Authorities in south China's Foshan city have launched a campaign to curb an outbreak of the mosquito-borne chikungunya fever, a 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.
