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CDC warns travelers after 8,000+ chikungunya cases reported in China

Headline from MedicalXpress, from the development of Aug 5, 2025

Newest development Aug 8, 2025 · 4 reportsTaiwan reports first case of chikungunya virus from China outbreak

Health officials in China are reporting more than 8,000 cases of chikungunya, a virus spread by mosquitoes that can cause fever and painful joints.

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  1. Names this update

    CDC warns travelers after 8,000+ chikungunya cases reported in China

    Headline from MedicalXpress ·

  2. Newest

    Taiwan reports first case of chikungunya virus from China outbreak

    Headline from Al Jazeera ·

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  1. Forbes

    What Is The Chikungunya Virus? What To Know About Outbreak In China. (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    In the Guangdong province of China, COVID-like hospital quarantines are in effect to help stop the spread of chikungunya virus.

  2. New York Post

    Severe outbreak of mosquito-borne chikungunya virus infects 8,000 in China (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Thousands of people have been infected with the chikungunya virus in China, prompting a response not seen since COVID — including a plan to release even larger mosquitos and fish to eat the ones spreading the disease.

  3. NBC News

    CDC warns of mosquito-borne chikungunya outbreak in southeast China (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    U.S. health officials issued a warning to travelers about a mosquito-borne illness being transmitted in parts of southeast China.

  4. WDIO Duluth

    What is chikungunya, the virus now spreading in southern China? (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    Chinese authorities have taken action to curb the spread of chikungunya, a virus causing fever and joint pain. As of Wednesday, over 7,000 cases have been reported, mainly in the southern manufacturing hub of Foshan.

  5. WTOP Washington DC

    China tackles chikungunya virus outbreak with wide range of measures as thousands fall ill (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    An outbreak of the chikungunya virus in China has prompted authorities to take preventive measures.

  6. FOX 35 Orlando

    What is Chikungunya virus? Symptoms, prevention and what to know (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    The mosquito-borne Chikungunya virus causes fever and severe joint pain, which can persist for months. With no specific medicine, the best prevention is avoiding mosquito bites. Outbreaks have been reported in many parts of the world, including in China.

  7. Newsweek

    Chikungunya virus outbreak: Symptoms of illness spreading in China explaine (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    An outbreak of the mosquito-borne virus in southern China has led to a pandemic-style response as authorities try to contain the spread.

  8. Fox News

    CDC issues China travel warning over chikungunya virus outbreak (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Americans traveling to China should take "enhanced precautions" as cases of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus are rapidly spreading, the CDC said.

  9. Washington Examiner

    CDC issues travel alert over chikungunya virus outbreak in China (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The CDC reported current chikungunya virus outbreaks in Bolivia, China, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Réunion, Somalia, and Sri Lanka.

  10. The Boston Globe

    Chikungunya spreads in southern China (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Chikungunya is a disease caused by a virus of the same name. It is transmitted by infected mosquitoes and mostly causes mild symptoms.

  11. KTVU San Francisco

    CDC issues travel warning over chikungunya outbreak in China (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    The CDC has issued a Level 2 travel alert due to an outbreak of chikungunya in China, advising travelers to take enhanced precautions.

  12. New York Post

    What is the chikungunya virus? Everything you need to know about the mosquito-borne illness that can cause pain that lasts for years (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Thousands of people in China have been infected with the chikungunya virus, a mosquito-borne virus that often causes debilitating joint and muscle pain.

  13. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    CDC issues travel health notice for mosquito-borne chikungunya virus in China (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    The CDC issued a travel warning about an outbreak in southern China of a painful mosquito-borne virus called chikungunya.

  14. Al Jazeera

    What is the chikungunya virus, how are countries such as China battling it? (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Since the start of 2025, about 240,000 people have been infected with chikungunya, with 90 deaths in 16 countries.

  15. Legal Insurrection

    China Battling Another Virus: Mosquito-Borne Chikungunya (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Legal Insurrection's feed description

    Chinese authorities have decided to use some moves from their covid playbook in response.

  16. CBS News

    U.S. warns travelers about chikungunya virus, spread by mosquito bites, in China (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The United States is warning travelers to China about chikungunya, a virus that spreads to humans through mosquito bites and can cause severe joint aches, fatigue and fever.

  17. PBS NewsHour

    What to know about chikungunya, the virus spreading in southern China (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Chinese authorities have taken action to curb the spread of chikungunya, a virus causing fever and joint pain.

  18. Science Alert

    What Is Chikungunya? A Guide to The Virus Spreading in China (opens Science Alert)

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    Science Alert's feed description

    Cases of chikungunya fever are rising in southern China, prompting local authorities to take measures to curb its spread.

  19. Fox News

    Could chikungunya virus spread to US? Here's what Americans should know (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Public health experts say chikungunya outbreak risk remains low in the U.S. despite over 7,000 cases reported in China, due to lack of the right mosquitoes.

  20. Wyoming Public Media

    China has declared war on the chikungunya virus. How much of a threat is it? (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    The mosquito-borne disease is sweeping through a province in southern China, which is taking strict measures to quash the outbreak.

  21. MedicalXpress

    CDC warns travelers after 8,000+ chikungunya cases reported in China (opens MedicalXpress)

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    MedicalXpress's feed description

    Health officials in China are reporting more than 8,000 cases of chikungunya, a virus spread by mosquitoes that can cause fever and painful joints.

  22. Al Jazeera

    Taiwan reports first case of chikungunya virus from China outbreak (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The mosquito-borne virus has crossed the Taiwan Strait from southern China, where confirmed cases top 8,000.

  23. Independent Journal Review

    China’s Chikungunya Outbreak Surpasses 10,000 Cases, Spreads to Taiwan as Experts Warn US Could Be Next (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Independent Journal Review's feed description

    A mosquito-borne virus outbreak in China has passed 10,000 cases and is now spreading beyond its borders, with Taiwan confirming

  24. The Guardian

    Alarm in China that efforts to control Chikungunya virus are infringing on rights (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Many say control measure for mosquito-borne disease hark back to the zero-Covid era, in which people’s daily lives were strictly monitored

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