Chungzings, China-nearly two months ago, South China’s health officials were waging war on mosquitoes, and re-tactics from top to bottom of the country’s scratch playing book.
Since July, Guangdong Province alone has reported more than 10,000 cases of chonjunia fever, a viral disease that saves mosquitoes, which mostly rotates in tropical areas. Foshan, a center of manufacturing in the densely populated Guangdong, was the most difficult Chinese city-recorded more than 600 new infections per day at its peak, more than that. A total of 519 cases combined It was reported all over the main mainland of China from 2010 to 2019.
An unprecedented outbreak of the Chinese authorities pushed to adopt a strict strict sheriff-like policy in the country-a “discovery and cancellation” approach.
To reduce spread, workers have been sent to spray pesticides in affected areas several times a day. The government also asked the suspected patients to report their cases immediately and comply with the delegation of the quarantine.
Liu Chyung, chief expert at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said that the spread of the disease in China has erupted in China this year and a rapidly spread virus.
But the increase in cases of Chiconia extends beyond China as a global virtual retention It speeds up the spread of infectious diseases, including dengue and malaria, I found a study of 2025.
As of mid -August, about 270,000 cases of Chikungunya were recorded this year, including the Americas, Europe and Southeast Asia, which led American Health Organization.
While no localized cases have been reported locally in the US states or regions since 2019, the centers of diseases control and prevention issued a health notice of travel in August, which urges the “augmented reserve” amid the Chicongonia outbreak in the Chinese province of Guangdong and four other countries. The Disease Control Center has warned that anyone is spending time in areas where Chikungunya is at risk.
“In this changing rapid world, the infectious disease can be spread very quickly,” said Jasper Chan, a professor of clinical and infection biology at Hong Kong University.
He said: “Especially after the last Covid-19 pandemic, the authorities were completely relevant, I would like to say, cautious in terms of making these issues on alert.”
Chikungunya 101
The Chikungunya virus, which was first identified in Tanzania in 1952, spread mainly for decades in the Americas, Africa and Asia. It is first transmitted through the affected mosquito bites It does not spread directly From person to person.
“The Chikungunya virus is very similar to other viruses through dengue fever, but they belong to different families,” Chan said.
Its name, which comes from a language in southern Tanzania, means “bending”, referring to the exhausted joint pain that causes it. Although it is rarely fatal, Chikungunya can have severe long -term symptoms, including muscle pain, headache, nausea, fatigue and rash, according to the World Health Organization.
Due to the lack of antiviral drug to treat Chikungunya, the current treatment is mainly focused on relieving symptoms. One vaccine is available in the United States. Prevention is the best protection, according to the disease control center, which advises people to avoid mosquito bites and pollination if necessary before traveling to places where Chikungunya spoke.
Chikungunya has been reported in More than 110 countries Through each continent except Antarctica, with at least 5.6 billion people living in places at risk of it, the World Health Organization estimated.
The disease spreads through international travelers through mosquitoes. The person is bitten in one country, and he nicknames a plane with the virus still in the bloodstream and lands thousands of miles away, where mosquitoes pick up and pass it to the next person. Then the cycle begins again, which eventually leads to a local outbreak.
Although the United States is unlikely to face a great outbreak because people in warm regions often remain indoors with air conditioning, experts advise the mosquito repellent, wear long sleeves and delay flights to areas that have Chikungunya outbreaks.
How are China’s battles Chikungunya
Experts say that while Chikungunya is not uncommon in other parts of the world, such as Latin America, it is unusual that you have great outbreaks in China, where the first imported situation was determined in 2008.
To stop this spread, local authorities recruited workers at the base level to disperse pesticides in the streets and stagnant water swimming pools in which mosquitoes multiply. Clinics and hospitals have prepared a mosquito -resistant family to isolate patients, and the residents have been urged to fix the screen windows and express two files at home.
Under the law, persons and organizations in China are obligated to follow instructions from health officials in the virus. Failure to comply can lead to warnings, fines and even civil liability.
Some criticized the government’s campaign, as Overkill reminds us of public health controls during the Covid era, while others praised a large -scale rapid procedure.
“It is really great to see years of accumulated ancient garbage,” wrote one of the users on Rednote, an Instagram -like social media platform. “But it is not aimed at getting rid of water containers to cats. It is a classic condition for one approach that suits everyone.”
China’s strict controls have been broken out. As of August 25, Foshan kept new daily issues less than 50 years for nine days. Health officials announced that the city of more than 9 million people had completed in response to public health emergencies, which lasted for about a month.
Experts say the biggest challenge is the effect of climate change, as high temperatures and severe weather create new habitats for virus -bearing mosquitoes to flourish and spread diseases.
Chan said that due to the unusual hot weather in recent years, there have been a “increasing number” of locally acquired Chicongonia cases in areas that were not affected by the virus during the past decade, such as Europe.
“Remember that humans are not alone in this world. We live with animals, birds and other different types, as well as all these vectors, including mosquitoes, ticks and other vectors,” he said.
“So we are just one part of the ecosystem.”
Janis Maki Fire of Chungzing and Peter Quh from Hong Kong.