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China tackles chikungunya virus outbreak amid hot weather

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Southern China has been battling a double whammy of extreme weather and a mosquito-borne virus. Chikungunya spreads through the Aedes mosquito, which is also a carrier of the dengue and zika virus. There is currently no vaccine or treatment for chikungunya fever. CNA's Deborah Wong reports from the hotspot of Foshan city in Guangdong province, where authorities are going all out to stem the spread. 

Southern China has been battling a double whammy of extreme weather and a mosquito-borne virus. Chikungunya spreads through the Aedes mosquito, which is also a carrier of the dengue and zika virus. There is currently no vaccine or treatment for chikungunya fever. CNA's Deborah Wong reports from the hotspot of Foshan city in Guangdong province, where authorities are going all out to stem the spread. 

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