China - Chikungunya outbreak reported in Guangdong

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GUANGZHOU - At least 10 people in Dongguan, an industrial city in South China's Guangdong province, have been infected by the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus, the local health department confirmed.

"All the patients were from Xincun community in Wanjiang district," the Guangdong provincial disease prevention and control center said in a press release late Sunday.

It said 10 out of 15 blood samples tested positive for chikungunya virus on Saturday, but at least 76 others were suspected of infection and were still waiting for test results.

Most patients suffered fever, joint pains and rash, it said. "The majority of the patients have recovered. No death or serious cases were reported and no one was hospitalized for treatment."

The word "chikungunya" is Swahili for "that which bends up" referring to the stooped posture of patients afflicted by severe joint pains accompanying the disease.

Chikungunya fever, like dengue fever, is a mosquito-borne disease.

The chikungunya virus was carried mostly by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. Most infections were reported in tropical Africa and southeast Asia where the average winter temperature is over 18 degrees Celsius.

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-10/04/content_11377046.htm

 

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China - Chikungunya outbreak reported in Guangdong

10 infected by chikungunya virus in S China

Updated: 2010-10-04

GUANGZHOU - At least 10 people in Dongguan, an industrial city in South China's Guangdong province, have been infected by the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus, the local health department confirmed.

"All the patients were from Xincun community in Wanjiang district," the Guangdong provincial disease prevention and control center said in a press release late Sunday.

It said 10 out of 15 blood samples tested positive for chikungunya virus on Saturday, but at least 76 others were suspected of infection and were still waiting for test results.

Most patients suffered fever, joint pains and rash, it said. "The majority of the patients have recovered. No death or serious cases were reported and no one was hospitalized for treatment."

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Dongguan outbreak of Chikungunya fever outbreak suspected cases, 91 cases have been found


Aedes albopictus (mosquito known as piebald) is caused by the recent Chikungunya epidemic in the Indian Ocean islands, the "culprit" of this species more widely distributed in China (data plan)

Nanfang Daily News last night and informed of the Provincial Health Office, Dongguan City, the community of chikungunya occurred in clusters of the disease. As of this month, a Japanese Communist Party found 91 cases of suspected cases. Were all mild cases with fever accompanied by joint pain, musculoskeletal pain, or rash symptoms, most have been recovered, no hospitalization, and death in severe cases.

1st of this month, the province, Dongguan City, the report found that community-based Village Wan Jiang.

Chikungunya suspected cases. 2, Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Dongguan City, 15 cases of censorship fever detected in blood samples cases to 10 cases of chikungunya virus nucleic acid positive.

According to the clinical features, epidemiological investigation and laboratory test results, the Provincial Center for Disease Control found that this was a community gathering of Chikungunya fever epidemic.

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Notification of local cases of Chikungunya Fever in Guangdong

Hong Kong (HKSAR) - The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (October 3) received notification from the Health Department of Guangdong Province of local cases of Chikungunya Fever in Dongguan, Guangdong Province and urged members of the public to be on guard against mosquito-borne diseases.

A spokesman for CHP said: "The Chikungunya virus is transmitted by infected Aedes mosquitoes to humans. The disease is characterised by fever, headache, and joint pain of the wrist, knee, ankle, and small joints." "Some patients may develop a rash affecting the trunk and limbs.

The illness is usually self-limiting (will go away without treatment) and lasts for three to 10 days, although the joint pain may last for weeks to months." he said. There is no vaccine for Chikungunya fever. The public should adopt the following measures to avoid mosquito bites.

* Avoid visiting mosquito-infested areas;
* Wear long-sleeved clothes and long trousers light in colour for protection against mosquitoes;
* Use insect repellent on exposed parts of the body;
* Use mosquito screens or nets when the room is not air-conditioned;
* Travellers returning from areas where Chikungunya fever is endemic and suffering from symptoms of the disease should seek prompt medical advice.

The latest information on infectious diseases in other places can be found on the Hong Kong Travel Health Service website (www.travelhealth.gov.hk/eindex.html).

Source: HKSAR Government

 

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GUANGZHOU, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- At least 38 people in Dongguan, an industrial city in south China's Guangdong Province, have been infected by the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus, the local health department has confirmed.

Meanwhile, another 166 people were suspected of being infected and were still waiting for test results, the Guangdong Provincial Health Department announced in a statement late Wednesday.

Most of the infected suffered fevers, joint pains and rashes, it said.

"All the patients are in stable condition. There are no severe cases or deaths," it said.

Local health authorities have set up a task force of medical experts to oversee the treatment of the disease, it added.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/health/2010-10/07/c_13545590.htm

 

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Small Chikungunya virus outbreak strikes Guangdong

October 08, 2010

From Oct. 1 to Oct. 5, 15 new confirmed cases of Chikungunya fever, an insect-borne virus, appeared in Dongguan City.

The Department of Health of Guangdong Province reported on the evening of Oct. 6 that as of 4:00 p.m. on Oct. 5, 204 total cases of the virus were reported, of which 38 cases were confirmed by a laboratory and 166 cases are suspected and await verification.

At present, all cases were mild. The patients are in stable condition and there have been no severe cases or deaths.

http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/7159836.html