2023-07-19 11:15:30
160 cases of dengue fever diagnosed in 2 weeks in Martinique. To prevent the spread of the virus to the entire department of the Antilles, ARS agents carry out visits to inform the population and destroy the breeding sites. This is the front page of Overseas news for Wednesday July 19, 2023. Find your entire newspaper here.
Dengue is a disease that is transmitted to humans through mosquito bites. The resurgence of dengue cases and the active circulation of the virus have been confirmed in Martinique. The ARS, the Regional Health Agency has raised the level of surveillance to phase 2. This phase change calls for increased vigilance and measures to control the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, vector of dengue fever. Vector control interventions implemented around confirmed cases are continuing. It is important to protect yourself to avoid getting bitten and to minimize egg laying by females by regularly emptying containers likely to retain fresh water.
Dengue fever: 160 cases diagnosed in 2 weeks in Martinique • ©Outre-mer la 1ère
Find here the replay of our Overseas newspaper, also broadcast on France 3 at 11:35 am. The Overseas news for Wednesday July 19, 2023 is presented by Antoine Defives.
overseas.l’info, edition of Wednesday July 19, 2023 • ©Outre-mer la 1ère
drinking water in Guadeloupe: inauguration of a private production unit. A first private production unit has been set up on the territory. It offers ultra-filtered water. A device to compensate for the dilapidated pipe network for several years.
Interministerial Committee: 72 measures for the Overseas Territories. The Overseas Interministerial Committee was held yesterday Tuesday, July 18, 2023 in Paris. Elisabeth Borne and around twenty ministers presented measures to meet the specific challenges of each territory. Among the areas of work: the improvement of living conditions. The point in this report by Nathalie Sarfati from the Overseas Department.
Emmanuel Macron: the reasons for the cancellation of his visit to Fenua. While Emmanuel Macron will visit New Caledonia next week, the Head of State has decided to cancel his visit to Wallis and Futuna. Since his election, the president has never visited the archipelago. Explanations in the report by Violetta Kikanoi from Wallis and Futuna the 1st.
Heritage: tribute to Basque roots. In Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, the inhabitants of this archipelago descend, for some, from Basque fishermen. To pay tribute to them, an association has reproduced a scene from the time. The report by Arnaud Delair and Marie Paturel from Saint-Pierre et Miquelon la 1ère.
Whales are back in Reunion waters. Every year at this time, they appear in the waters of the island to the delight of divers!
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