here we go again:

Global outbreak fears surge as virus in China prompts quarantines and thousands of new cases are reported

Chinese officials have imposed Covid-like quarantines in parts of the country as cases ofchikungunya viruscontinue to surge.

More than 7,000 infections have been reported in the southern city of Foshan, in Guangdong province, prompting authorities to isolate patients in hospital wards covered with mosquito nets.

They are required to remain there for a week or until they test negative, if sooner….

A global spike in cases began in early 2025, with major outbreaks reported in the Indian Ocean islands of La Réunion, Mayotte and Mauritius.

According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, around 240,000 chikungunya cases and 90 related deaths have been recorded in 16 countries so far this year, as of August 4.

The virus has also spread to Madagascar, Somalia, Kenya and India and is making its way to Europe.

Case counts have also been increasing in Samoa, Tonga, French Polynesia, Fiji and Kiribati.

As of August 5, the CDC reports 46 cases of chikungunya infection in the US this year, all contracted by travelers returning from high-risk areas. No deaths have been reported.

>The chikungunya virus is spread primarily by Aedes mosquito species

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