Health authorities are alerting travelers about a chikungunya virus outbreak, with almost 8,000 cases reported in China, particularly in Foshan city. The World Health Organisation has raised its concern regarding the virus, providing new guidelines for healthcare providers. This virus, primarily transmitted by mosquitoes, poses risks to an estimated 5.6 billion people in 119 countries. In Europe, France and Italy have reported fewer cases, but officials are urging awareness and monitoring amid a new vaccine rollout in the UK.
Health authorities are warning travellers of a mosquito-borne virus that can cause debilitating joint pain, after thousands of cases have been reported in a few weeks in China.
Almost 8,000 instances of the chikungunya virus have been diagnosed in the country, mostly in Foshan city in Guangdong province.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has now raised its concern about the virus, giving new guidelines to healthcare providers on how to help those who have contracted chikungunya.
Diana Rojas Alvarez, a medical officer at WHO, told reporters in Geneva that an estimated 5.6 billion people, across 119 countries, are at risk from the virus.
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