In parts of China, officials have implemented quarantines due to a rise in chikungunya virus cases, especially in Foshan, Guangdong Province where over 7,000 infections have been recorded. Patients are isolated in hospital wards with mosquito nets for a week or until they test negative. Although the US CDC has issued a Level 2 travel advisory urging Americans to take precautions, the total number of cases in China has surpassed 10,000, with additional cities reporting infections. Chikungunya, primarily spread by Aedes mosquitoes, causes debilitating symptoms but is rarely fatal.
Chikungunya infections are most common in Asia, Africa and South America, though more recently cases have also emerged across Europe and the US.
Authorities have isolated patients in hospital wards covered with mosquito nets for a week or until they test negative, with over 10,000 cases reported in China.
Travelers are advised to wear insect repellent, cover up with long clothing, and stay in air-conditioned or screened accommodation to avoid mosquito bites.
Dr Diana Rojas Alvarez warned, 'We are seeing history repeating itself,' referencing the scale of earlier outbreaks of chikungunya.
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