Overview

• The CDC is assessing the extent of the chikungunya surge in Guangdong Province and may soon issue a travel advisory for China.
• Guangdong reported 4,824 infections by July 26, with Foshan City’s cases jumping from 478 to nearly 3,000 in one week.
• Foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun characterized the situation as contained and rejected calls for a U.S. travel notice.
• Chikungunya spreads through day-biting Aedes mosquitoes, causes debilitating joint pain, and has no specific antiviral treatment.
• Global cases have topped 240,000 with 90 deaths across 16 countries this year, prompting WHO alerts to avert a repeat of the 2004–2005 epidemic.