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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
GUANGZHOU, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) — The number of new chikungunya fever cases in Foshan City, south China's Guangdong Province, has dropped from a daily peak of over 600 to less than 100, demonstrating the effectiveness of prevention and control measures taken early on, according to experts from a task force formed and dispatched to Foshan by the National Disease Prevention and Control Administration.
Data from the Foshan Municipal Health Bureau showed that the city, which has been hardest hit by chikungunya fever, recorded 84 new confirmed cases on August 14. The number of newly confirmed cases in the city has continued to decline steadily since August 9.
Currently, new cases confirmed in Foshan are sporadic, said Ren Dongsheng, a senior researcher at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, adding that more targeted and targeted measures will be taken in the next stage to combat the disease in order to stop its further spread.
Chen Zhihai, head of the infectious disease center at Beijing Ditan Hospital of Capital Medical University, said that those infected had symptoms such as fever, rash and joint pain. According to him, so far none of the several thousand patients in Foshan have had complications after the disease.
Experts noted that environmental conditions in Guangdong Province remain generally suitable for mosquitoes, and adult mosquitoes can live for 1-2 months or even longer.
Therefore, eradication of adult mosquitoes remains a critical measure in the prevention and control of chikungunya fever. -0-
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