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With the recent introduction and spread of the Middle Africa lineage (MAL) into Asia, understanding its clinical presentation in new populations, such as Chinese, has become a public health priority. Whether the recently introduced MAL causes comparably severe disease in China remains unknown.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We enrolled 415 laboratory-confirmed cases of Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection during an outbreak in Foshan, China. Clinical manifestations, laboratory parameters, and whole-genome sequencing data were integrated to quantify the symptom burden from three different perspectives using multivariate logistic regression, and to trace the viral source via maximum-likelihood phylogenetic analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Compared with the classical phenotype, the MAL outbreak in China was appreciably milder. The most common clinical manifestations were arthralgia (83.61%), fever (74.46%), and rash (61.93%). Multivariate logistic regression showed that older age (OR = 0.979, P = 0.029) and male sex (OR = 0.528, P = 0.038) were negatively correlated with the occurrence of higher symptom burden, while prolonged fever (OR = 8.156, P &amp;lt; 0.001) was a significant risk factor. Reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate and thrombocytopenia were associated with longer disease duration. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the outbreak-associated CHIKV strains belonged to MAL and harbored the E1-A226V and E2-I211T mutations.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings provide an evidence base for clinical management and prognostic assessment during CHIKF outbreaks and underscore the importance of monitoring laboratory parameters alongside molecular surveillance.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fcimb.2026.1762631","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,23]],"date-time":"2026-01-23T06:47:58Z","timestamp":1769150878000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Clinical epidemiology and viral genomics insights from a Chikungunya fever outbreak in South China, 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