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CDC Warns Travelers After 8,000+ Chikungunya Cases Reported in China
In response, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a warning for travelers headed to China and other countries dealing with outbreaks, including Bolivia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Réunion, Somalia and Sri Lanka. Chikungunya can cause serious pain, especially in the joints.
Chikungunya virus outbreak: CDC issues travel advisory
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a travel advisory regarding the mosquito-borne illness chikungunya. The virus infects people through bites from Aedes mosquitoes, and has been spreading in China’s Guangdong province this summer, according to Chinese health officials.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 5.6 billion people are at risk of arboviral diseases such as chikungunya.
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