2023-07-08 19:45:00
Orange with 6Medias, published on Saturday July 08, 2023 at 9:45 p.m.
Viral disease which is transmitted mainly by tick bites, encephalitis affects more and more people in France. Since 2021, it would have affected 71 people, indicates TF1 Info.
After Zika, dengue and chikungunya, which can be transmitted by the tiger mosquito, we must now be wary of tick bites.
If they were already feared, because they can transmit Lyme disease, ticks are also carriers of another disease which is spreading in France. According to a report of Public health FranceQuoted by TF1 Info71 people have been affected by tick-borne encephalitis since 2021.
In France, the subtype of the virus is the least severe of the three existing ones, specifies the chain. But although the death rate is less than 1%, it should not be overlooked. According to the Pasteur Institute, the symptoms of tick-borne encephalitis, which begin 15 days after the bite, are divided into two phases. The first includes fever, digestive disorders or even headaches. For the second, the Institute reports “meningeal signs”, as well as “visual and sensory disorders”, coupled with “signs of paralysis of the upper limbs”.
A vaccine available
There is no treatment for tick-borne encephalitis, the site says. Vaccination Info Service. It is only possible to relieve these symptoms, without knowing how long it will last. Worse, neurological sequelae can occur after healing, specifies the institutional site.
The best thing to do is therefore to stay away from ticks, which are particularly present in forests, meadows and gardens, underlines Public Health France. However, there is a vaccine against tick-borne encephalitis, recommended for people living in high-risk areas. Called Ticovac, it is administered twice, one month apart, before a third booster dose between the 5th and 12th month, explains Vaccination info Service.
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