2024-05-22 22:00:00
In October 2023, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHF) was detected for the first time in ticks of this species in France Hyaline fringe Collected from cattle in the Eastern Pyrenees and Corsica. CCHF is an infection caused by a virus that can cause fever, chills, digestive problems and, in rare cases, severe, uncontrollable bleeding in humans.
No human cases have been diagnosed in France so far. However, the risk of contamination has now been demonstrated because ticks hyaline There are people infected with the virus in southern France.
The High Council for Public Health and the National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) have recently published opinions on healthcare and prevention of CCHF, which also address the general public and those who may be at greater risk of becoming infected, especially in countries where During professional activities.
As summer approaches, France’s General Directorate of Health, ANSES and public health authorities remind the public to take precautions to avoid contracting the disease.
Presence map of native Hyalomma marginatum ticks in France
Updated 2024 based on research and data from CIRAD and ANSES
How is Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) spread?
The FHCC virus is most commonly spread through tick bites. Hyaline fringe infected with a virus. This tick is larger than other ticks found in France. Its legs are striped and can reach up to 8 mm in adulthood. It has been established in Corsica for many years and is present throughout the French Mediterranean coast (Pyrénées-Orientals, Aude, Hérault, Gard, Ardèche, Drôme, Estuary du Rhône, Var, Alpes-Maritimes) is also about ten years old.
Photo credit: Frédéric Stachurski
How to avoid getting infected?
The main way to protect yourself from CCHF is to, during spring and summer, be in tick habitats (dry areas of scrub and scrub, pastures, hiking trails, fields, crops, orchards, vineyards, etc.):
Wear clothing that covers your legs and arms, preferably light-colored, to better see ticks Wear closed shoes Check your body and your child’s body regularly Use a tick remover or fine tweezers to quickly detect bites Remove ticks
Because skin repellents have limited effectiveness, their use should not replace the above preventive measures.
What to do if bitten by a tick?
If you are bitten by a tick, take a photo of the tick if possible after you have removed it (using a tick remover or fine tweezers) and disinfected the bite site.
If you suddenly develop one of the above symptoms within 14 days of being bitten, talk to your doctor, indicate that you were bitten by a tick, and show him a photo.
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