By Oscar Liu
Hong Kong health authorities have warned of a heightened risk of possible chikungunya fever transmissions in the city as more Asian travel destinations popular among residents have also recorded local cases of the mosquito-borne disease.
Director of Health Dr Ronald Lam Man-kin on Sunday also highlighted the challenges of preventing the disease from spreading, pointing to its 鈥渟ignificantly鈥 shorter incubation period in mosquitoes, which allowed the virus to replicate more quickly.
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