The World Health Organization issued an urgent call for action on Tuesday to prevent a repeat of an epidemic of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus. boomerang11 – stock.adobe.com “We are ...

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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese authorities are using nets, spraying insecticide and even deploying drones to fight the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus, which has infected thousands of people ...

Since then, the virus has been transmitted to 119 countries. Last year, more than 620,000 and 213 deaths were reported globally, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.

The chikungunya virus has spread to 8,000 patients in China in just four weeks. VCG via Getty Images The swift response by the Chinese government has its citizens online comparing the outbreak to ...

An outbreak of the chikungunya virus in China has prompted authorities to take preventive measures. More than 7,000 cases of the disease have been reported.

TAIPEI – Chinese authorities are using nets, spraying insecticide and even deploying drones to fight the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus, which has infected thousands of people. Authorities had ...