HealthDay News — Health officials in China are reporting more than 8,000 cases of chikungunya, a virus spread by mosquitoes that can cause fever and painful joints.

The recent surge of the mosquito-borne disease led the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issue travel advisory for the affected areas, urging visitors to take preventive measures.

Chikungunya circulates in tropical and subtropical regions. As of August 1, 2025, the CDC has issued a travel health notice for outbreaks in Bolivia, Guangdong Province (China), Kenya, Madagascar, ...

China’s chikungunya outbreak has infected 8,000 people in the south, prompting Canada, Taiwan, and the U.S. to issue travel ...

Taiwan has confirmed its first case of chikungunya virus imported from China, where the mosquito-borne illness has surged into what ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control the deadliest animal in the world is the mosquito. "The mosquito kills more people than any other creature in the world," the CDC said, noting the flying ...

More people have been sickened in China's record-breaking outbreak, officials say, after cases were also detected in Taiwan ...

China has now recorded 10,000 cases of the "agonising" chikungunya virus as the outbreak reaches the highest level on record.

Health officials are warning travelers about a painful mosquito-borne virus. On Friday, the CDC issued a travel warning about a chikungunya outbreak in southern China.ABC7 News in San Francisco spoke ...

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