Chikungunya daily cases in Foshan fall to 100

The daily count of chikungunya fever in Foshan, Guangdong province, where an outbreak started in early June, has fallen to about 100, compared to a peak of 600, disease control authorities said on Monday.

The city reported 45 new infections on Sunday and 52 on Saturday, according to data from the health bureau of Foshan.

Ren Dongsheng, a researcher at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said during an interview with Xinhua News Agency that the decreasing number of daily new cases has demonstrated sustained effectiveness of disease control efforts.

He said that new infections are sporadically distributed. More targeted containment measures will be implemented to contain the outbreak.

The mosquito-borne virus typically causes fever, rash and joint pain. Symptoms usually subside within one to three weeks.

Foshan has so far treated thousands of confirmed cases, with no evidence of lingering condition.