chikungunya fever

The health bureau of Shunde district in Foshan city, South China's Guangdong Province, reported 135 new confirmed cases of chikungunya fever on Monday, all of which were mild. According to media reports, the district has seen a seven-day consecutive decline in daily new cases. 

As the core area of the current imported chikungunya outbreak, Shunde district has consistently seen a high number of daily new cases. However, from July 29 to Monday, the district reported 408, 362, 312, 258, 192, 158, and 135 confirmed cases respectively — marking a seven-day consecutive decline. Since August 1, the number of towns and subdistricts primarily affected has also decreased from three to two and has remained stable, according to a report by thepaper.cn. 

The number of daily new cases across Foshan as a whole has also shown a declining trend in recent days. According to the official WeChat account of the health bureau in Foshan, the city reported 333, 258, 216, and 194 new cases from August 1 to 4 respectively, reflecting a downward trend.

Kang Min from Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention was cited by Guangzhou Daily in a report on Monday as saying that the recent rapid rise in cases across the province has been initially curbed. This week, the number of new reported cases in the province has shown a declining trend, especially in Shunde district, the core area of the outbreak. 

Kang noted that the global spread of chikungunya fever and Guangdong's frequent international exchanges keep import risks high, while flood-season weather and mosquito activity pose ongoing challenges for diseases control. 

Global Times