The chikungunya made its first native victims in metropolitan France. Four inhabitants of Montpellier (Hérault) were bitten by the tiger mosquito and infected by the virus, according to France 3.
The tiger mosquito also benefits from the Indian summer. According to information from France 3 Languedoc-Roussillon, four people were infected with chikungunya in Montpellier (Hérault). These are members of the same family even though they have not traveled to a region or country where it is endemic.
The metropolis experienced its first indigenous cases of dengue, it is now the turn of chikungunya. Four people were infected with the virus,. They were bitten by the tiger mosquito in downtown Montpellier, according to our colleagues from France 3. “The family is fine. These are four adults aged 40 to 60 who have not traveled, ”said the Regional Health Agency (ARS) of Languedoc-Roussillon.
A situation that the authorities feared since this summer, since the Hérault is one of the 18 departments where theAedes albopictus is installed.
The Languedoc-Roussillon ARS reacted quickly and announced the passage of the anti-dissemination plan for dengue and chikungunya from level 1 to level 3. Note that mosquito control is systematically planned within 150 meters surrounding the home of a infected person, as soon as a case is confirmed.
As a reminder, a chikungunya infection manifests itself in high fevers, which are accompanied by stiffness and joint pain. To date, there is no curative treatment or vaccine. However, the symptoms can be alleviated with the help of paracetamol. “It remains a mild disease,” said the ARS.
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