Dengue fever circumstances on the rise in France (the figures)

Dengue or ‘tropical flu’ is an infectious illness. It’s transmitted by the chunk of a diurnal mosquito of the genus Aedes, contaminated with a dengue virus.

Current in 67 French departments

Up to now, there is no such thing as a particular healing therapy or vaccine in opposition to dengue however this yr, dengue fever circumstances are on the rise in France for the reason that tiger mosquito continues to be very current, confirms Public Well being France.

The tiger mosquito continues to be very current

Current in 67 French departments, 41 circumstances of autochthonous dengue fever have been recognized in metropolitan France for the reason that starting of the yr – in opposition to ‘solely 14 circumstances in 2020-. If in case you have determined to eat on the terrace, you will have actually needed to ‘battle’ with many mosquitoes this summer time.

Contaminating one other particular person

By way of signs, dengue turns right into a flu-like state (fever, complications, physique aches, fatigue and muscle ache), all inside 3 to 14 days of the chunk. The top of the Good CHU infectious illnesses division (Alpes-Maritimes) provides: “Transmission is by mosquito chunk. If the mosquito bites an contaminated particular person, it turns into contaminating for one more particular person“. Typically benign though debilitating, dengue may be sophisticated by hemorrhagic types.

Lemongrass solely protects for about an hour

The tiger mosquito, or Aedes albopictus, is current in additional than 100 international locations on the 5 continents of the planet. The tiger mosquito lives a mean of 30 days. Notice additionally that lemongrass solely protects for about an hour in opposition to bites.