Mosquito Control and Dengue Prevention in Couzon-au-Mont-d’Or: Spraying Operations and Safety Measures

2023-08-16 05:09:00

The patient was returning from a trip to the West Indies. Certain streets in this town located near Lyon will be subject to specific treatment overnight from Wednesday to Thursday.

A case of dengue was recently recorded in the town of Couzon-au-Mont-d’Or in the Lyon area. This tropical disease, here the patient was returning from a stay in Martinique according to Progressis transmitted through the bite of a mosquito.

The product sprayed in the middle of the night

Consequently, a mosquito control operation will be carried out on the night of Wednesday August 16 to Thursday August 17, between 3 and 4 am precisely. The whole municipality will not be affected: only the streets within a radius of 150 meters around the place where the patient is located will be taken into account.

An insecticide will be sprayed, under the supervision of the ARS. The inhabitants were notified by towing in their mailbox. They will then have to rinse the garden furniture as well as the fruits and vegetables from their garden before consumption for 3 days following the intervention.

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