16 People Recently Arrived in Hong Kong Infected with Chikungunya Fever

The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health announced that two new imported cases of chikungunya fever (CF) had been recorded.

As of September 11, 2025, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China has reported a total of 16 confirmed imported CF cases.

From 2016 to 2019, Hong Kong recorded between one and 11 imported cases annually.

While numerious countries have reported mosquito-transmitted, local CF cases this year, Hong Kong has not.

The CHP wrote that from January to July 2025, countries in Asia, including India and Indonesia, recorded thousands of local cases.

From a disease prevention option, the U.S. government and many others have approved chikungunya vaccines for use in at-risk international travelers. These vaccines are offered at travel clinics and pharmacies in the USA.