2023-09-19 17:37:00
Two cases of transmission of the dengue virus in people who have not recently traveled to tropical areas have been reported in the Regional Health Agency (ARS) Occitanie this Tuesday, September 19. The sick people have been taken care of and their state of health does not cause concern.
Faced with these indigenous cases* of dengue and to avoid the spread of the virus locally, preventive mosquito control actions are deployed in frequented places and those of suspected contamination, in Rochefort-du-Gard, near Avignon, and in Gagnières ( Gard village located on the edge of the Ardèche).
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People who have visited these two municipalities and have presented signs suggestive of dengue fever since mid-August are invited to consult their doctor.
Dengue fever is a generally mild illness whose symptoms, similar to those of the flu (high fever, joint pain, severe headache), can be temporarily disabling. It is transmitted through the bite of a tiger mosquito previously infected with the virus to a person during their illness.
A case is said to be “indigenous” when a person contracts the disease without having traveled to an area where the virus circulates in the 15 days preceding the appearance of symptoms.
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