2024-07-08 13:47:31
The Occitany Regional Health Service (ARS) reported an autochthonous case of dengue fever in the Hérault department on Monday 8 July, the first case of dengue fever recorded in France since the beginning of 2024. “I have not recently been to areas where the virus is spreading”.
“The patient is being cared for and his health condition does not cause concern”designated ARS in a press release and announced that it had been deployed “Precaution” In the cities of Montpellier (Marianne Port) and Peyrols, “Avoid local spread of the virus”.
ARS has also announced that it will carry out mosquito eradication operations early this week in order to “Eliminate larval breeding sites and adult mosquitoes in areas where patients live and travel”and proximity surveys will make it possible“Identifying others who may be sick”.
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Dengue fever is a viral disease that is spread from person to person by tiger mosquitoes and causes high fever. In rare cases, progression to a more severe form may cause bleeding. Deaths are very rare, accounting for approximately 0.01% of all cases.
The person may have been infected on site following being bitten by one of the mosquitoes, whose numbers have been increasing in mainland France for nearly 20 years amid global warming. In 2023, France recorded regarding 50 autochthonous dengue cases, compared with 66 cases in 2022, as the tiger mosquito spread almost throughout the metropolis.
In mid-April, health authorities warned of a situation “Unpublished” The outbreak in mainland France is linked to dengue outbreaks in the Americas and Caribbean and calls for greater vigilance, especially in the run-up to the Olympics, which favors population mixing.
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