Thousands of cases of the chikungunya virus, which sickens people bitten by an infected mosquito, have broken out in China ...

Environment secretary Tse Chin-wan said on Wednesday the government may use elephant mosquitoes that prey on the larvae of ...

The virus is transmitted by infected mosquitoes, so China is using giant "compulsive killers", known as elephant mosquitoes, whose larvae "devour" the Aedes mosquito, which passes chikungunya to ...

The release of the cannibal mozzies is designed to curb the spread of the chikungunya virus, which has ripped through China's ...

The CDC issued a warning for travelers to China and other countries dealing with outbreaks, including Bolivia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Réunion, Somalia and Sri Lanka. HealthDay News — ...

Spread by the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes, global infections of the disease number at least 240,000 this year.

FOSHAN, China, Aug. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Guangdong Province, China, has reported more than 7,000 cases of Chikungunya since July, with the outbreak now at a critical stage.

Although no local cases have been detected, Vietnam is entering the peak season for Aedes mosquitoes, with high densities recorded in many localities. Increased domestic and international travel ...

Experts say the painful infection, spread to people from mosquitoes, can get to many countries if it finds the right hosts ...

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China is experiencing its largest-ever outbreak of chikungunya, a mosquito-borne disease that causes fever, nausea and severe joint pain. More than 8,000 people have contracted the disease around the ...