A mosquito repellent sales company, Manouka, is the official partner of a vigilance site against these fastidious insectsonline since May 2013.
On a map of France, different colors inform of the presence of the mosquito in France. Each region can be in a situation of “alert” (red), “reported outbreak of bites” (orange), “conditions favorable to multiplication” (yellow), or in “sanitary watch – nothing to report” (green) .
“We want to put ourselves at the service of health professionals and the general public in search of reliable and practical information to better understand mosquitoes, their nuisances and the risks they generate”, reads on the site in question.
No scientific value
For the regional daily South Westsuch an initiative is “a total mix of genres. A bit as if Météo France, by broadcasting its extreme cold warning bulletins, were selling down jackets and snow tires”
This opinion is shared by the Regional Health Agency, for whom this unofficial site distills information that has “no scientific value”, reveals the daily.
The Agency also recalls that “orange vigilance in mosquitoes does not exist, there is no danger. The only dangerous aspect, it’s the tiger mosquito.”
