Director of Health Department says risk will rise in line with global prevalence, but local transmission will remain low with ...

Chikungunya is a viral disease transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes and there is no treatment available currently in Hong Kong.

With chikungunya fever cases rising in nearby Guangdong, here’s what Hong Kong needs to know about the symptoms and risks.

Specialists urge government to deploy more monitoring sites and enhance data collection to fight potential outbreaks.

If you have fever or acute joint pain, especially after returning to Hong Kong from regions where mosquito-borne diseases are endemic, it’s best to seek medical advice promptly so they can keep you in ...

Hong Kong health authorities have recorded two new imported cases of chikungunya fever, involving a 50-year-old male and his ...

A senior Hong Kong official said on Wednesday that the semi-autonomous regional government may use "elephant mosquitoes," which feed on the larvae of other mosquitoes rather than blood, to control the ...

Taiwan has confirmed its first case of chikungunya virus imported from China, where the mosquito-borne illness has surged ...

Environment secretary Tse Chin-wan said on Wednesday the government may use elephant mosquitoes that prey on the larvae of ...

Director of Health Ronald Lam on Sunday said this year is expected to be a peak for chikungunya fever, warning that Hong Kong ...

Hong Kong reported its first case of chikungunya in six years, heightening concerns about the potential for local transmission of the mosquito-borne virus that can cause debilitating joint pain ...

Chinese authorities are using nets, spraying insecticide and even deploying drones to fight the mosquito-borne chikungunya ...