an uncommon improve in circumstances of autochthonous dengue fever in mainland France

28. That is the variety of dengue fever circumstances which have been recognized in mainland France, extra particularly within the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and Occitanie areas, since Could 1st. In keeping with well being authorities, these figures are increased than these recorded in earlier years. Just lately, the Ministry of Well being clarified that “These circumstances had occurred in individuals who had not traveled to an space the place the virus was circulating within the 15 days previous the onset of signs.”

“In mainland France, the tiger mosquito is current in 67 departments”

In a press launch, he additionally recalled that this infectious illness was transmitted from individual to individual by means of the chunk of an contaminated tiger mosquito. “In mainland France, the Aedes albopictus mosquito or tiger mosquito is presently completely established in 67 departments”, reads the doc revealed on September 14.

Dengue is manifested by complications, fever and physique aches. These signs happen inside 3 to 14 days of the mosquito chunk. These are sometimes benign, however this infectious pathology could be difficult by hemorrhagic varieties.

Find out how to keep away from contracting dengue fever?

To restrict the incidence of epidemic outbreaks in metropolitan France, the Ministry of Well being has once more listed the actions to be taken to forestall the introduction of dengue into the territory.

With a purpose to cut back the event of mosquitoes round your property, any container containing water (buckets, watering cans) ought to be saved away from the rain, and water provides ought to be coated with a mosquito web (drum, container, untreated swimming pool) and to make sure that the gutters run easily. To keep away from being bitten, it’s endorsed to put on protecting and free clothes and to use a cutaneous repellent, within the morning and within the night, on the uncovered areas of pores and skin.

“Seek the advice of your physician instantly within the presence of suggestive signs (excessive fever of sudden onset, muscle or joint ache, eye ache, fatigue, headache), specifically if a analysis of Covid-19 has been dominated out and if they seem inside 15 days of coming back from a visit to the tropics”, the ministry stated.