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Hong Kong Faces Chikungunya Fever as Local Case Emerges

10/28/2025

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Hong Kong health authorities intensified efforts to control chikungunya fever after the city's first locally acquired case and urged vigilance and mosquito control.
An 82-year-old woman from Fung Tak Estate tested positive with no recent travel history.
Investigations indicate she contracted the virus from a local mosquito that bit an infected person.
Authorities have screened over 2,100 residents and identified 21 with mild symptoms who were tested and found negative.

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Hong Kong health authorities intensified efforts to control chikungunya fever after the city's first locally acquired case and urged vigilance and mosquito control.
An 82-year-old woman from Fung Tak Estate tested positive with no recent travel history.
Investigations indicate she contracted the virus from a local mosquito that bit an infected person.
Authorities have screened over 2,100 residents and identified 21 with mild symptoms who were tested and found negative.