Outbreak of mosquito-borne disease erupts in Guangdong province, prompting elimination efforts and causing US health agency to take notice

The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it was considering a travel notice for China because of rising numbers of Chikungunya infections in the country.

This followed a surge in the mosquito-borne disease in China, which has recorded over 5,000 cases since the beginning of last month, with most of them in the southern province of Guangdong.

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