Article 6Z8JA Chikungunya spreads in China

Chikungunya spreads in China

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China is experiencing its largest-ever outbreak of chikungunya, a mosquito-borne disease that causes fever, nausea and severe joint pain. More than 8,000 people have contracted the disease around the Guangdong province. Health authorities are enacting strict protocols to contain the spread. Host Marco Werman speaks with Yanzhong Huang, senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign relations, about the outbreak.

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