Case linked to boy who returned from mainland city of Foshan which is facing an outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease
Hong Kong has confirmed its first imported case of Chikungunya fever since 2019, involving a boy who returned from the mainland Chinese city of Foshan which is facing an outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease, the Post has learned.
A source confirmed on Saturday the imported case of the Chikungunya infection weeks after outbreaks of the disease were identified in Guangdong. About 6,100 cases have been recorded in the province so far, with about 90 per cent of patients concentrated in Foshan’s Shunde district.
The boy had been staying in Shunde for almost two weeks before returning to Hong Kong, according to a source.
Health authorities are expected to announce more details later on Saturday.
