10 infected by mosquito-borne virus
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October 5, 2010, Tuesday
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AT least 10 people in Dongguan, an industrial city in south China's Guangdong Province, have been infected by the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus.
"All the patients are from Xincun community in Wanjiang District," the Guangdong provincial disease prevention and control center said.
It said 10 out of 15 blood samples tested positive for the virus, but at least 76 others were suspected of infection and waiting for test results.
Most patients suffered fever, joint pains and rashes.
"The majority of patients have recovered. No death or serious cases were reported and no one was hospitalized for treatment," an official at the center said.
The word "chikungunya" is Swahili for "that which bends up," referring to the stooped posture of patients afflicted by severe joint pains accompanying the disease.
Most infections are reported in tropical Africa and Southeast Asia where the average winter temperature is over 18 degrees Celsius.
"All the patients are from Xincun community in Wanjiang District," the Guangdong provincial disease prevention and control center said.
It said 10 out of 15 blood samples tested positive for the virus, but at least 76 others were suspected of infection and waiting for test results.
Most patients suffered fever, joint pains and rashes.
"The majority of patients have recovered. No death or serious cases were reported and no one was hospitalized for treatment," an official at the center said.
The word "chikungunya" is Swahili for "that which bends up," referring to the stooped posture of patients afflicted by severe joint pains accompanying the disease.
Most infections are reported in tropical Africa and Southeast Asia where the average winter temperature is over 18 degrees Celsius.
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