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China reports 7,000 cases of mosquito-borne chikungunya virus

Cases involve 79-year-old woman who recently returned from Guangdong province’s Foshan, and father and son who travelled to Bangladesh.

Published: 6:36pm, 7 Aug 2025Updated: 6:54pm, 7 Aug 2025

More than 7,000 cases of a mosquito-borne virus have been reported across China’s southern Guangdong province since July 2025. Hong Kong has also reported several imported cases of the virus.

China reports 7,000 cases of mosquito-borne chikungunya virus

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Cases involve 79-year-old woman who recently returned from Guangdong province’s Foshan, and father and son who travelled to Bangladesh.

Cases involve 79-year-old woman who recently returned from Guangdong province’s Foshan, and father and son who travelled to Bangladesh.