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Guangdong Shunde reported 478 confirmed cases of Chikungunya fever: caused by overseas imports, all of which are mild

July 15, 2025 15:31

　　On the afternoon of July 15, the official WeChat public account "Healthy Shunde" of the Health and Health Bureau of Shunde District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province reported that on July 8, Shunde District monitored and discovered a local outbreak of Chikungunya fever caused by overseas imports. All levels of the city and district attached great importance to it and immediately organized professional forces to carry out prevention and control work with all their strength. Through active case search and testing, as of July 15, a total of 478 confirmed cases have been reported in the district, mainly concentrated in Lecong Town, Beijiao Town, and Chencun Town, all of which were mild cases.

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Chikungunya virus infects nearly 2,000 in Guangdong's Foshan
By Tan Yingzi in Chongqing | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-07-20 17:35

The local disease control and prevention center in Foshan, Guangdong province, urged the public on Sunday to step up mosquito eradication and prevention measures after 1,873 cases of chikungunya fever were confirmed in three districts.

On July 8, Shunde district health bureau found one imported chikungunya case and immediately started search and prevention work. As of Saturday, Shunde reported 1,790 cases with 34 in Nanhai and 49 in Chancheng. All the cases were mild, and there have been no severe or fatal cases; 720 patients have recovered, local health authorities said at the news conference on Sunday afternoon.

After the outbreak, the Foshan government launched an emergency response and set up a command headquarters for epidemic prevention and control, and coordinated the forces of health, disease control, urban management, education, commerce, housing and construction, transportation, and other departments...

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Macau reports first imported chikungunya case linked to Foshan
By Aries Un
July 21, 2025


Macau has found itself affected by the chikungunya outbreak recently identified in Guangdong, with the city’s first imported case involving a 61-year-old resident.

According to the Health Bureau, the man tested positive for the virus on 18 July, last Friday, after returning from Foshan.

Between 8 and 17 July, the senior citizen travelled to Shunde district in Foshan city to visit his family.

On the morning of 17 July, he began experiencing symptoms including fever, headache, muscular and joint pain...

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Source: https://www.financialexpress.com/bus...-3100-3925136/

China records worst chikungunya outbreak in 20 years, cases cross 3,100
Chikungunya Virus Outbreak in China: China is facing its worst chikungunya outbreak, with over 3,100 cases in Foshan city. Experts blame climate change, low immunity, and mosquito breeding due to hot, humid conditions.
Written by Health Desk
July 24, 2025 12:50 IST

China mosquito-borne virus outbreak: China is facing its worst-ever outbreak of chikungunya, a viral infection spread by mosquitoes. The outbreak has hit Foshan city, located in the southern province of Guangdong, where more than 3,100 cases have been reported in just the month of July, according to national broadcaster CCTV. This is the biggest outbreak of chikungunya since the virus was first detected in China nearly 20 years ago....

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3,317 cases of Chikungunya fever have been confirmed in Shunde, Foshan

July 24, 2025 17:07

3,317 cases of Chikungunya fever have been confirmed in Shunde, Foshan

　　The Health and Health Bureau of Shunde District, Foshan City announced on the 24th: As of July 23, 2025, our district has reported a total of 3,317 confirmed cases of Chikungunya fever, mainly concentrated in Lecong Town, Beijiao Town, and Chencun Town, all of which are mild cases.
　　On July 23, the media visited the designated hospital for the treatment of Chikungunya fever in Lecong Town, Shunde District. Ms. Wei, who was receiving treatment at the hospital, said that she began to feel numbness in her hands and joint pain around July 21. At first, she thought it was nothing, but it started to get worse on July 22. "I couldn't walk at all!" Ms. Wei's husband also felt pain in his bones that day. After one day of treatment, on July 23, Ms. Wei felt that her symptoms were relieved, her joints were a little loose, her skin was still a little itchy, but there was still a little numbness and pain when pressing her lower limbs. (Comprehensive Health Shunde Cover News)

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Two more imported cases of chikungunya reported in Macau
By Newsdesk
July 27, 2025

The Health Bureau has recorded two additional imported cases of chikungunya fever, bringing the total number reported in Macau this year to four.

According to the public service broadcaster, the first patient is a 48-year-old foreign worker employed in Taipa, who had travelled to the Philippines between 6 and 19 June.

The second patient is a 38-year-old local resident of Coloane, who visited Foshan with friends between 19 and 20 July. After returning to Macau, he developed joint pain in his lower limbs and a fever...