Srilanka, May 9 -- Despite health authorities issuing fresh guidelines to tackle the growing threat of Chikungunya, action on the ground tells a different story as it seems the fight against this mosquito-borne disease is more talk than walk.

Chikungunya, which spreads through the bite of infected Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes, is now cropping up in different corners of the country. With symptoms similar to Dengue but added joint pain that can linger for weeks or even months, it's a disease that's no walk in the park.

When Daily Mirror spoke to Upul Rohana, Head of the Public Health Inspectors' Union, he said that the Health Ministry has issued a circular with guidelines.

"Although measures to prevent Dengue have long ...