Chikungunya strikes two Hong Kong travellers as infection count rises to 70
Hong Kong has recorded two more imported cases of the mosquito-borne viral disease chikungunya involving a man and…
Hong Kong records third local chikungunya fever case in Tsing Yi
Albert Au Ka-wing (right), head of the Communicable Disease Branch of the Centre for Health Protection, and Anita…
Global study maps how trade and travel fuel the worldwide spread of disease-carrying mosquitoes
A comprehensive global analysis reveals how non-native mosquito vectors are hitchhiking across continents via shipping, tourism, and trade,…
Building resilience against the growing threat of arboviruses: a scoping review of Aedes vector surveillance, control strategies and insecticide resistance in Africa | Parasites & Vectors
Weetman D, Kamgang B, Badolo A, Moyes CL, Shearer FM, Coulibaly M, et al. Aedes mosquitoes and Aedes-borne…
Large-scale analysis offers insights into sporadic nature of chikungunya virus outbreaks
The symptoms come on quickly – acute fever, followed by debilitating joint pain that can last for months.…
How a Réunion Island outbreak sparked France’s record chikungunya season
A surge of imported cases from Réunion Island triggered France’s earliest chikungunya season ever, testing the limits of…
HK logs 9 chikungunya cases so far this year, all imported
A staff member deployed by Hong Kong’s Food and Environmental Hygiene Department sprays anti-mosquito materials at Lei Tung…
How mosquito-borne viruses chikungunya, dengue and Zika got their names
Chikungunya is on everybody’s radar these days as cases increase significantly worldwide, including across Asia. “That which bends…