The mosquito-borne disease is sweeping through a province in southern China, which is taking strict measures to quash the outbreak.

A mosquito-borne virus outbreak in China has passed 10,000 cases and is now spreading beyond its borders, with Taiwan confirming

U.S. health officials are warning travelers headed to southern China of an outbreak of chikungunya, a mosquito-spread disease that spurred a forceful response.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a travel warning following an outbreak of a mosquito-borne illness called chikungunya in China. The CDC's warning centers on Guangdong Province, where the outbreak has exceeded 7,000 confirmed cases since June 2025, according to Chinese health officials.

China has deployed ‘cannibal’ mosquitoes, larvae-eating fish and surveillance drones as it battles to curb an unprecedented outbreak of chikungunya virus.

The outbreak in China has prompted authorities to take preventive measures from mosquito nets and clouds of disinfectant, threatening fines for people who fail to disperse standing water and even deploying drones to hunt down insect breeding grounds.

An outbreak of the chikungunya virus in China has prompted authorities to take preventive measures from mosquito nets and clouds of disinfectant, threatening fines for people who fail to disperse standing water and even deploying drones to hunt down insect breeding grounds.

Mosquito-borne chikungunya virus has caused an outbreak in China, but public health experts say the risk for spread and infection in U.S. remains low.