Montpellier: facial paralysis in a man infected with the Usutu virus. What is that ?
A first case of human infection with the Usutu virus has been diagnosed in Montpellier. Transmitted by the bite of ...
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Chikungunya: what is it?
What's this ?"The chikungunya is an arbovirosis, that is to say a virus transmitted by an arthropod, which in this ...
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Chikungunya: 11 confirmed cases in the Var
Two foci of transmission have been identified in this department of the South of France. About ten kilometers apart, these ...
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Chikungunya: 4 dead in Polynesia
The health monitoring office of French Polynesia is worried and expects new victims because the peak of the chikungunya epidemic ...
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Chikungunya: a fungus to kill transmitting mosquitoes
© istockThe discovery comes from Argentinian researchers. A fungus could destroy the larvae of mosquitoes that transmit chikungunya and dengue ...
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A Chikungunya vaccine trial launched in Martinique
© FotoliaNew step in the fight against Chikungunya. The Martinique University Hospital Center (CHUM) announces the launch in July 2016 ...
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The chikungunya epidemic arrives in Guyana
© iStockDespite heightened surveillance by the authorities, Guyana has not managed to escape the epidemic of chikungunya which affects the ...
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Dengue, chikungunya, Zika: the Tiger mosquito is also present in Ile-de-France and in the Grand-Est
Each year, cases of imported dengue or chikungunya are reported in the south of France. They trigger mosquito control operations ...
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New case of Chikungunya in Occitanie
Friday, August 24, a commune in Tarn recorded its first case of Chikungunya, a tropical virus transmitted by the eponymous ...
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Chikungunya: the epidemic stage reached in Polynesia
© istockWe can now talk aboutchikungunya epidemicin Polynesia. The Polynesian Ministry of Health has identified 59 people infected with the ...
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Malaria: Bill Gates invests $ 4 million to eradicate mosquitoes
Bill Gates is reportedly planning to invest in the fight against malaria by creating an army of genetically engineered mosquitoes ...
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Tiger mosquitoes: Toulouse distributes fines of 400 euros to residents who leave stagnant water
While the colonization of tiger mosquitoes has been intensifying for several years in France, the city of Toulouse has instructed ...
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Tiger mosquitoes colonize Hauts-de-Seine and Val-de-Marne: how to protect yourself?
Since April, Hauts-de-Seine and Val-de-Marne have been on “tiger mosquito” red alert. The city of Neuilly-sur-Seine has even been subject ...
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Tiger mosquito: why chikungunya hurts the joints
American researchers have just identified how the chikungunya virus manages to penetrate the interior of cells and cause severe joint ...
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Chikungunya: controversy over an insecticide in Guyana
© istockA toxic insecticide will be used in Guyana for 180 days to combat the spread of chikungunya virus. This ...
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Chikungunya: a new vaccine from a virus that does not affect humans
© iStockPhotosVaccines created from a weakened or inactivated form of a virus are generally known, but this is not the ...
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Chikungunya: 26 additional cases in metropolitan France
Since May 1, 489 suspected cases of dengue or chikungunya have been reported to the National Institute for Public Health ...
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Zika, dengue, chikungunya: systematic surveillance of the tiger mosquito has become necessary in France
The tiger mosquito continues to colonize the French departments: 42 are placed in red vigilance and 18 in yellow vigilance. ...
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Tiger mosquito: the health of all French people in danger
Females can lay their eggs in any standing water source. The tiger mosquito is a vector of many potentially dangerous ...
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Tiger mosquito alert: the Ministry of Health announces “reinforced surveillance” from May to November
The Ministry of Health announced on Monday the "reinforced surveillance" of the tiger mosquito which currently flies over 42 French ...
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Tiger mosquito alert in France: what diseases can it transmit to humans?
The tiger mosquito is back in France: 62 departments are concerned, among which 42 are in red vigilance and 20 ...
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Watch out for tiger mosquitoes: 42 departments placed in red vigilance
The tiger mosquito is back in France: 62 departments are concerned, among which 42 are in red vigilance and 20 ...
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Chikungunya: a promising vaccine tested in humans
© istockHe passed the test successfully. A viral pseudo-particle (VLP) vaccine has been successfully tested on 25 healthy volunteers. The ...
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Chikungunya: a real risk in France
© istockWe dread it every year, but we will now have to count it among the unwanted guests every summer. ...
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A second case of chikungunya detected in the Var
© istockThe health authorities are on the alert in the Var. While Friday August 11 a first case infected with ...
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Chikungunya: transmission of the virus at birth has serious consequences
the chikungunya is a virus transmitted by a mosquito scientifically named Aedes albopictus, but commonly known as the "tiger mosquito", ...
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Chikungunya: four indigenous cases declared in Montpellier
© iStockIt was France 3 Languedoc-Roussillon which unveiled the information this morning: four indigenous cases of the Chikungunyahave just declared ...
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Chikungunya: 2 indigenous cases in the Var
© iStockPhotosMosquito control operations (elimination of breeding sites and adult mosquitoes) are underway in the town of Taradeau, in the ...
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Chikungunya: Hossegor tracks down the tiger mosquito
After the passage of a tourist infected with this virus, the center of the town was treated with insecticides to ...
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Chikungunya: two new indigenous cases in the Var
The prefecture of Var has detected a second outbreak of chikungunya in the department of Var. Two indigenous cases are ...
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