Chikungunya is a virus spread by mosquito bites, the symptoms of which include a sudden fever and joint pain
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Chikungunya is a virus spread by mosquito bites, the symptoms of which include a sudden fever and joint pain
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Holiday makers have been urged to take precautions against mosquito bites while abroad amid a rise in cases of the chikungunya virus among travellers returning to Britain.
‘A nasty disease’: UK warns travellers as imported chikungunya cases rise
UK cases of mosquito-borne chikungunya virus more than double
Hongkongers warned of elevated chikungunya fever risk as cases rise across Asia
Chikungunya: Risiko für Europa und Deutschland
Hong Kong to look at mosquito-eat-mosquito strategy to tackle chikungunya fever
Risk of importing chikungunya into Hong Kong expected to rise: health official
Why do Hong Kong experts reject mosquito ‘weaponising’ for chikungunya control?
Chikungunya is spread via mosquito bite infections but can be spread to unaffected areas by travellers
France and Italy had record numbers of chikungunya outbreaks last year
The UK Health Security Agency has also detected the first cases of the emerging disease oropouche virus in the country.
More than 70 cases of the chikungunya virus were reported in the UK in the first six months of this year.
The presence of the mosquitoes in Europe poses a ‘significant public health threat’, experts say
Chikungunya, which can disable victims for years, is spreading rapidly, including in China and other places that have not seen it…
