# @bbcnews on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DM-Xf8AodjF
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- **Posted:** 2025-08-05T13:09:40.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC News (@bbcnews) — https://gondola.cc/bbcnews

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More than 7,000 cases of a mosquito-borne virus have been reported across China's Guangdong province.
 
Measures have now been put in place in an effort to control the spread of the chikungunya virus.
 
Giant "elephant mosquitoes" are being released that can devour smaller, chikungunya-spreading bugs along with an army of mosquito-eating fish.
 
Authorities have also instructed residents to remove stagnant water in their homes, with fines of up to 10,000 yuan (£1,048) if they don't do this. 
 
In Foshan city, which has been hit the hardest, chikungunya patients must stay in hospital, where their beds will be protected with mosquito nets. 
 
Tap the link in BBCNews's bio to read what typical symptoms of chikungunya are and what the prognosis is for patients.
 
#China #Chikungunya #BBCNews

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