The People's Republic of China recently launched targeted measures in Guangdong Province, including citywide cleanup efforts, to effectively curb the spread of Chikungunya fever, a mosquito-borne viral disease.
Local health authorities had reported a total of 5,155 confirmed cases of Chikungunya fever in 2025.
Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, with about 9 million residents, reported 2,940 new local cases of Chikungunya, with 2,882 cases occurring in Foshan.