The situation remains stable. Let’s continue to apply the right gestures!
From March 7 to March 20, 91 dengue cases were reported (compared to 72 cases recorded from February 21 to March 6 following data consolidation). The new cases are mainly located in the south (46%) and the west (44%). Although the number of visits to the emergency room is increasing, activity remains weaker this year compared to the last three years at the same period. The epidemiological situation still corresponds for the moment to a period of inter-epidemic.
In this period of rain favorable to the development of mosquitoes and the transmission of the disease, Reunionese are encouraged to continue daily prevention measures:
remove anything that may contain water,
protect yourself from mosquitoes (repellents, mosquito nets),
consult a doctor immediately at the first symptoms.
Since January 1, 2022
600 confirmed cases
5 hospitalizations
· 45 emergency visits
Dengue fever situation as of March 30, 2022
(Public Health Data France Reunion, ARS)
Over the period concerned, the cases of dengue recorded
are distributed as follows:
– South (46.1% of cases):
Saint-Pierre, Le Tampon, Saint-Joseph, Saint-Louis
– West (44% of cases):
La Possession, Little Island, Saint-Leu, Le Port, Saint-Paul
– North (6.6% of cases):
Saint-Denis, Sainte-Marie
– East (3.3% of cases):
Sainte-Suzanne, Saint-André
In addition, a cluster of cases has been identified in Saint-Pierre (Basse Terre les Hauts).
Vector control
The SDIS and ARS La Réunion teams are mobilized on a daily basis to carry out door-to-door interventions and treatments. Their missions consist of:
inform and raise public awareness of preventive actions;
remove breeding sites (anything that can contain water) in yards and gardens with the inhabitant;
carry out daytime insecticide treatments in the most impacted areas in order to eliminate mosquitoes likely to transmit dengue fever.
Since the upgrade to level 3 of the ORSEC system in March 2018, the SDIS has been involved with the ARS teams in the fight once morest dengue fever.
Recommendations to protect yourself from mosquito bites and dengue fever
Protect yourself, including during the 7 days following the appearance of symptoms to protect those around you (repellent, mosquito net, etc.);
Continue to protect yourself, even if you have already been sick with dengue before; several dengue serotypes can circulate and infection with one serotype does not protect once morest attack by another serotype.
Eliminate and empty stagnant water from mosquito breeding sites:
Anything that can contain water in your home and all around your home…
Consult a doctor at the first symptoms: fever, headache, muscle/joint pain, nausea, vomiting… and take the sample in the medical analysis laboratory prescribed by your doctor to confirm the diagnosis of dengue fever.
If you are sick with dengue fever:
– continue to protect yourself once morest mosquito bites to avoid transmitting the disease to those around you and monitor your state of health, especially between the 4th and 8th day of illness.
– consult your doctor or an emergency service if your state of health deteriorates.
