{"id":3038,"date":"2025-08-07T09:33:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T04:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jagrannews.co.in\/?p=3038"},"modified":"2025-08-07T09:39:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T04:09:57","slug":"new-virus-outbreak-in-china-what-to-know-about-the-chikungunya-virus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jagrannews.co.in\/?p=3038","title":{"rendered":"New Virus Outbreak In China: What To Know About The Chikungunya Virus"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>A mosquito-borne virus that hew Virus Outbreak In China: What To Know About The Chikungunya Virus<\/h1>\n<article id=\"article-stream-0\" class=\"BLYp_ current-page\"><main class=\"_4tKaI MFONZ\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ITdpl KpLaT\">\n<div class=\"AhtZ3 CU3md\">\n<div class=\"ZgVJj\">\n<div class=\"vDF8R\">\n<div class=\"_9GOxm\" data-testid=\"truncation-inner\">\n<div class=\"Na3NTglQ _51GWpoAk CF_dd\">\n<p class=\"ujvJmzbB LfmqX\">Mosquito-borne virus that has infected more than 7,000 people across at least 13 cities in China has sparked precautions similar to those imposed during the COVID pandemic in attempts to stop its spread despite the virus not being transmittable from person to person.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"YHOim KpLaT jOjL0\">\n<div class=\"WkaGZ\">\n<div class=\"e9YVP\">\n<div class=\"p5_3X\">\n<div class=\"b6Cr_ article-body-container\">\n<div class=\"fs-article bg-base inner-contain font-body color-body article-topline article-body\">\n<div class=\"TuO_6\">\n<figure class=\"embed-base image-embed embed-26\" role=\"presentation\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"bMqrj\">\n<div class=\"Jp--BF7-\"><span class=\"Ccg9Ib-7 _8XF2kHYM\">A sanitation worker sprays insecticide to prevent the spread of Chikungunya on Aug. 3, 2025 in Dongguan, Guangdong Province of China.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3044\" src=\"https:\/\/jagrannews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250807_093508-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jagrannews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250807_093508-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jagrannews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250807_093508-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jagrannews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250807_093508.jpg 1007w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"G9049W9y SfBp78q9 _58TEnws- r70nM txkpY vKVY8 inlineAdMobileContainer\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-testid=\"ad-container\">\n<div id=\"inline-article-0-ad-0\" class=\"show-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-google-query-id=\"COiJjvPl944DFe2jZgId2yQXEg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/7175\/fdcmobile\/article\/topline\/default\/standard_1__container__\"><iframe 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href=\"https:\/\/www.bcm.edu\/departments\/molecular-virology-and-microbiology\/emerging-infections-and-biodefense\/specific-agents\/chikungunya-virus#:~:text=Chikungunya%20is%20rarely%20a%20fatal,several%20weeks%20or%20even%20months.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.bcm.edu\/departments\/molecular-virology-and-microbiology\/emerging-infections-and-biodefense\/specific-agents\/chikungunya-virus#:~:text=Chikungunya%20is%20rarely%20a%20fatal,several%20weeks%20or%20even%20months.\" aria-label=\"not usually fatal\">not usually fatal<\/a>, has spread quickly across more than a dozen cities in the southern Guangdong province, just north of Hong Kong, with almost 3,000 cases reported in the last week alone, according to\u00a0<a class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cvg0edj332yo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cvg0edj332yo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cvg0edj332yo\" aria-label=\"the BBC\">the BBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"key-facts-element\">\n<p>Chikungunya is usually a rarity in China but infections have spread rapidly after an imported case was detected in Foshan city, which has been the hardest hit, on July 8 and spread from there, the\u00a0<a class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/08\/05\/world\/asia\/china-chikungunya-virus-mosquitoes-covid.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/08\/05\/world\/asia\/china-chikungunya-virus-mosquitoes-covid.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/08\/05\/world\/asia\/china-chikungunya-virus-mosquitoes-covid.html\" aria-label=\"New York Times\">New York Times<\/a>\u00a0reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"key-facts-element\">\n<p>In Guangdong, measures reminiscent of those used during the COVID pandemic have been instituted, including requiring all infected patients to remain in hospital\u00a0<a class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nfnews.com\/content\/ky9vvKAk3G.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfnews.com\/content\/ky9vvKAk3G.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.nfnews.com\/content\/ky9vvKAk3G.html\" aria-label=\"quarantine\">quarantine<\/a>\u00a0under a mosquito net until they test negative for the virus, according to a translation of Chinese news outlet NF News.<\/p>\n<div class=\"key-facts-element\">\n<p>Authorities are conducting door-to-door home inspections to ensure the elimination of stagnant water, where mosquitos breed, and those who fail to cooperate can be fined or face criminal charges for \u201cobstructing the prevention of infectious diseases,\u201d according to a government\u00a0<a class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/mp.weixin.qq.com\/s\/xb9up-nr7JeH4_TDmffY8A\" href=\"https:\/\/mp.weixin.qq.com\/s\/xb9up-nr7JeH4_TDmffY8A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/mp.weixin.qq.com\/s\/xb9up-nr7JeH4_TDmffY8A\" aria-label=\"flyer\">flyer<\/a>\u00a0translated by the Times.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"key-facts-element\">\n<p>Other precautions taken include introducing giant \u201celephant mosquitoes&#8221; in the region in hopes their larvae will eat the virus-carrying mosquitoes, releasing mosquito-eating fish into local ponds, spraying\u00a0<a class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/info.newsgd.com\/node_91423f6a55\/b3a5e0d5fa.shtml#:~:text=On%20July%2028%2C%20the%20Guangzhou,underground%20parking%20lots%2C%20and%20carports.\" href=\"https:\/\/info.newsgd.com\/node_91423f6a55\/b3a5e0d5fa.shtml#:~:text=On%20July%2028%2C%20the%20Guangzhou,underground%20parking%20lots%2C%20and%20carports.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" 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