'New disease like AIDS' can follow bug bites

The Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention has posted a reward for the capture of triatomine bugs as it works to prevent an outbreak of Chagas' disease by identifying cases early.

Chagas' disease, which has an incubation period of between 20 and 30 years, is "a new disease like AIDS", the center said.

"The campaign is expected to offer early diagnosis and better treatment to patients in the coming months," the center said in a statement published on its WeChat account on Thursday.