China tackles chikungunya virus outbreak with wide range of measures as thousands fall ill Health Aug 6, 2025 10:39 AM EDT

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — An outbreak of the chikungunya virus in China has prompted authorities to take preventive measures from mosquito nets and clouds of disinfectant, threatening fines for people who fail to disperse standing water and even deploying drones to hunt down insect breeding grounds.

More than 7,000 cases of the disease have been reported as of Wednesday, focused largely on the manufacturing hub of Foshan near Hong Kong. Numbers of new cases appear to be dropping slowly, according to authorities.

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Chikungunya is spread by mosquitoes and causes fever and joint pa

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