Hong Kong authorities have closed hiking trails on Tsing Yi for large-scale mosquito control after five local cases of chikungunya fever were detected among recent visitors. The Centre for Health Protection said on Tuesday that the fact members of the public continued to be infected after visiting the Tsing Yi Nature Trails – despite a…
Just before news broke in July of a chikungunya outbreak in Foshan, Guangdong province, I was on a field trip with a group of students in Pok Fu Lam. It was a sultry day; recent rains had increased the humidity. It was impossible not to sweat. As we made our first stop to begin an…
Weaponising mosquitos against themselves to curb the spread of chikungunya fever in Hong Kong is not a sustainable solution due to the costs involved and questions about its effectiveness, experts have said, citing the experience of Singapore. Specialists said on Wednesday that Hong Kong should instead strengthen its existing measures used to combat the spread…
Chikungunya virus spreading fast in China: The southern province of Guangdong is seeing thousands of infections as a result of China’s unexpected chikungunya virus outbreak. Public anxiety has increased due to the rapid spread, which has drawn comparisons to the early stages of COVID-19. Although there is no human-to-human transmission of the virus, things are…
The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it was considering a travel notice for China because of rising numbers of Chikungunya infections in the country. This followed a surge in the mosquito-borne disease in China, which has recorded over 5,000 cases since the beginning of last month, with most of them in…