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 and Technology dormitory.
The spokesman said the man had been bitten by mosquitoes during his stay in Foshan and had developed a fever, joint pain and rashes five days after his return on August 3.
Guangdong has recorded more than 8,000 new cases of chikungunya fever over the past three weeks, mostly in Foshan.