Hong Kong recorded a new imported case of chikungunya fever on Friday, bringing the total to nine patients with the mosquito-borne disease.
A Centre for Health Protection spokesman said that the latest case involved a 23-year-old man who had travelled to Foshan in Guangdong province on August 1.
“He is now in a stable condition. His blood sample tested positive for the chikungunya fever virus upon laboratory testing,” the spokesman said on Friday evening.
The man lives in a University of Science…
Hong Kong reports new imported chikungunya fever case
