Overview

• Foshan’s districts recorded 4,014 chikungunya infections by July 25 with 90% concentrated in Shunde, leading to expanded isolation beds and fines for standing water violations
• France has confirmed 30 locally acquired cases on the mainland and Corsica this year while Italy reported its first autochthonous infection in Emilia-Romagna on July 22
• WHO medical officer Diana Rojas Alvarez said 5.6 billion people across 119 countries live in areas at risk and announced updated clinical guidelines for diagnosing and managing chikungunya
• The UK Commission on Human Medicines has approved chikungunya vaccines for travelers but temporarily restricted their use in people aged 65 and over
• China’s CDC has advised use of mosquito nets, screen doors, repellents and removal of breeding sites and Beijing’s CDC issued an advisory after imported cases appeared in the capital