Chikungunya Outbreak Sparks Global Concern plus Mark Levin joins us to discuss ‘On Power’ his Latest Book
The Ben Ferguson Podcast
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🗓️ 7 August 2025
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
🦟 1. Chikungunya Outbreak in China
- Main Focus: The CDC has issued a Level 2 travel warning due to a chikungunya virus outbreak in Guangdong province, China, with over 7,000 confirmed cases and spread to Hong Kong.
- Symptoms: Fever, joint pain, headaches, rash, and in rare cases, death—especially among infants, elderly, and those with preexisting conditions.
- Containment Measures in China: Use of drones, mosquito-eating fish, fines for stagnant water, mandatory insect repellent, and hospital isolation under mosquito netting.
- Tone: Skeptical of Chinese transparency, drawing parallels to COVID-19 and questioning whether the full truth is being disclosed.
🏛️ 2. Texas Political Crisis
- Governor Greg Abbott's Lawsuit: Filed against Democratic lawmakers who fled Texas to block a redistricting bill, accusing them of dereliction of duty.
- Legal Action: Abbott is invoking the Texas Constitution and Attorney General Ken Paxton’s support to potentially remove legislators from office.
- Democratic Response: Chairman Wu defends the move as a constitutional stand, not abandonment.
- Illinois Governor JB Pritzker: Defends the Texas Democrats and opposes any attempt to arrest them in Illinois.
- Tone: Strongly supportive of Abbott’s actions and critical of Democratic lawmakers.
📚 3. Interview with Mark Levin
- Topic: Levin’s new book On Power, which explores the nature of power, its historical use, and its impact on liberty.
- Themes:
- The struggle between positive and negative uses of power.
- Concerns about Marxism, Islamism, and indoctrination in education.
- The erosion of American values and the rise of authoritarianism disguised as democracy.
- Tone: Deeply ideological, promoting conservative values and warning against perceived threats to American liberty.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:05.0 | There is a major story that needs to be on your radar, and it's one that concerns now China yet again, |
| 0:12.9 | and the CDC issuing a travel warning over a viral outbreak in China that is spread by mosquito bites. |
| 0:22.6 | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issuing a level two travel notice. |
| 0:29.5 | This is much like what we witness with the coronavirus for a province in China due to a, quote, major outbreak. |
| 0:39.4 | The agency is recommending travelers practice enhanced precautions. |
| 0:44.2 | As of August 6th, if you believe the numbers coming out of China, |
| 0:49.1 | over 7,000 confirmed cases of Chickungunya have been reported with the outbreak spreading to Hong Kong and other provinces. |
| 1:01.0 | Now, what is this disease? |
| 1:03.3 | Well, symptoms typically appear, they say, three to seven days after a mosquito bite. |
| 1:08.7 | And while most recover within a week, there are major problems that can happen because of |
| 1:14.5 | this mosquito-borne viral disease, characterized as being major issues with fever, severe joint |
| 1:22.8 | pain, severe headaches, muscle aches, joint swelling, and a rash. |
| 1:29.3 | There is also a concern over death, even though it's being categorized as rare. |
| 1:35.2 | Infants, they're very concerned about older adults, and people with certain health conditions |
| 1:40.1 | will also face high risk of severe symptoms and possibly death. |
| 1:46.5 | Yet again, another concern of the similarities we're talking about here |
| 1:50.2 | because of what happened last time when it came out of China. |
| 1:54.4 | Now, in 2025, this strand has affected approximately 240,000 people across 16 countries, resulting, they say, in around 90 deaths. |
| 2:06.0 | Chinese authorities have mobilized intense containment strategies, including drones to locate standing water, |
| 2:13.8 | insecticide spraying, even targeting individuals before entering buildings, deployment of mosquito eating fish, |
| 2:22.0 | fines or penalties for stagnant water accumulation, and hospital isolation under mosquito netting. |
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