CDC Warns of Disease Outbreak In 5 Nations As China Revives COVID-Era Control Measures

Conservative News DailyAugust 31, 2025

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The CDC has issued a Level 2 travel warning regarding an outbreak of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus in Guangdong Province, China, particularly in the city of foshan, and also in Kenya, Madagascar, Somalia, and Sri Lanka. The virus, transmitted by mosquito bites, causes symptoms such as fever, joint pain, headaches, muscle pain, joint swelling, and rashes, usually appearing within three to seven days of exposure. Even though rarely fatal, caution is advised, including using insect repellent, wearing long sleeves and pants, and staying in air-conditioned or well-screened environments. China has reinstated some COVID-era public health measures in response to the outbreak, including recording individuals purchasing medicine, mass testing, travel history monitoring, and community disinfection. Though, Foshan officials recently downgraded the emergency response, shifting to routine management after effectively interrupting disease transmission by reducing mosquito breeding grounds. No specific treatment exists for chikungunya, so prevention remains critical.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday warned about a mosquito-borne disease outbreak in Guangdong Province, China, and four other nations.

Most Chinese cases of the chikungunya virus have been reported in the city of Foshan, according to the CDC travel notice published Tuesday.

The disease is spread through mosquito bites, and symptoms usually begin three to seven days after exposure.

Those infected can most commonly expect fever, joint pain, headache, muscle pain, joint swelling, and/or rashes.

Traveling to some destinations may put you at a higher risk for mosquito-borne diseases like dengue, chikungunya, malaria, and yellow fever.
On World Mosquito Day, learn how to prevent mosquito bites during and after your travel. https://t.co/eKJhWqbjOm pic.twitter.com/7vedW5tp5s

— CDC Travel Health (@CDCtravel) August 20, 2025

The virus is rarely deadly, and the CDC’s travel notice was only a Level 2 warning: Practice Enhanced Precautions. Level 4 is the most severe warning, recommending the avoidance of all travel.

If traveling to China, the CDC recommended wearing insect repellent and long-sleeved shirts and pants.

It also recommended staying in air-conditioned buildings and places with screens, windows, and doors.

There’s no specific treatment for the virus, according to the CDC.

Chikungunya is a disease caused by a virus and spread by mosquito bites.

Learn about the signs and symptoms of #chikungunya and how you can protect yourself from the Aedes mosquitoes that spread the disease: https://t.co/wmphDISgpB pic.twitter.com/HwDloAM5KL

— World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific (@WHOWPRO) August 25, 2025

In a travel notice published Friday, the CDC warned about other chikungunya outbreaks in Kenya, Madagascar, Somalia, and Sri Lanka.

But the precaution level remained at Level 2.

Still, earlier this month China revived some of its Covid-era restrictions in the Guandong Province.

🇨🇳 China revives COVID-era healthcare measures to prevent the spread of the new virus

In Guangdong province, with a population of 126 million people, locals are once again wearing masks, as in COVID times, the authorities have introduced sanitary measures and restrictions. The… pic.twitter.com/0EmrREGxdq

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) August 6, 2025

The Chinese governement was, once again, recording the identities of people buying common medicines, and reinstating mass testing, according to Bloomberg on Aug. 5.

It also required citizens’ travel history reports, and mandated community-level disinfection measures.

But on Tuesday, Foshan officials ended the Level III emergency response to the outbreak, according to China Daily.

Officials said the city would shift its strategy from emergency response to routine management.

“The disease transmission chain has been effectively interrupted, as breeding grounds for mosquitoes have been eliminated, leading to a significant reduction in mosquito density in most affected villages and communities,” said Han Ke, the party chief of the health bureau of Foshan.