Dengue fever: a new case detected in Haute-Garonne
A new indigenous case of dengue was detected in Haute-Garonne, the person had not traveled to a country at risk. ...
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Dengue fever: many autochthonous cases in the south of France
Several cases of dengue, transmitted by tiger mosquitoes on French territory, were identified in the south of France during August. ...
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Why do mosquitoes always manage to bite us?
They have a unique olfactory system that allows them to detect humans easily. THE ESSENTIAL The Aedes aegypti mosquito is ...
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Dengue fever: a new case reported in the Var
A new case of the dengue virus has been identified in the Var. The patient would have been contaminated on ...
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Tiger mosquito: several cases of dengue fever detected in Pyrénées-Orientales
Four new cases of dengue fever were reported Monday in the Pyrénées-Orientales by Santé Publique France. THE ESSENTIAL Dengue fever ...
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Grand Est: three departments colonized by this dangerous mosquito
In the Grand Est, three departments have been colonized by the tiger mosquito, which is dangerous for health. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Tiger mosquitoes in Nîmes: a case of dengue detected in the city center
A case of dengue fever transmitted by a tiger mosquito has just been identified in the city center of Nîmes. ...
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Why do mosquitoes like us so much?
A team of researchers has discovered why and how a species of mosquito that transmits Zika, malaria and dengue only ...
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Genetically modified mosquitoes: encouraging results in the United States
A biotechnology company has conducted the first trial of genetically modified mosquitoes in the United States. The results are encouraging, ...
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Dengue fever: a new case detected in Bergerac, should we be worried?
In metropolitan France, and despite mosquito control operations, cases of dengue fever are increasing. This week, a new patient returning ...
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Emergency strike, delisting of homeopathy and dengue fever in France Emergency strike: 92% of French people support the Homeopathy movement: the High Authority for Health comes out in favor of delisting Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 18 confirmed cases dengue fever and a probable case of Chinkungunya
92% of French people support the emergency strike movement, the Haute Autorité de Santé has come out in favor of ...
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Why the case of dengue identified in the Paris region is worrying
One person was infected with dengue fever in Alfortville. She was returning from a stay in Africa. In the municipality, ...
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This new GMO mosquito does not see humans… and does not bite them anymore!
To fight against the many diseases transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes by biting humans, researchers have genetically modified the eyes ...
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Dengue fever: the reasons that prevent the vaccine from really protecting against the disease
Although there is a vaccine against dengue fever, it is often ineffective against the pathogen, which is made up of ...
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Dengue fever: in Guadeloupe, the end of a “historic epidemic”
This Friday, the health authorities and the prefecture announced the end of the dengue fever epidemic which has affected Guadeloupe ...
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The tiger mosquito attacks in France and Florida has a parade
In France, the tiger mosquito is now active in 63 departments. In Florida, a biotechnology company launches the counterattack. THE ...
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Heat wave, air pollution: how change is already affecting health
According to 120 world-renowned researchers, rising temperatures are increasing mortality on the planet. THE ESSENTIAL Over the past 20 years, ...
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Chikungunya, zika, dengue: the tiger mosquito is progressing in France
The mosquito extends its presence in France by 9 additional departments in one year. Among the 51 departments where it ...
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Florida releases 750 million genetically modified mosquitoes
The objective is to prevent the reproduction of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, vector of diseases such as Zika or dengue ...
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The dengue epidemic continues in the West Indies
More than 2,000 new cases of dengue have been identified in the various islands of the West Indies this past ...
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Are you one of those who attract mosquitoes?
Insects would be sensitive to an odor given off by sweat: that of lactic acid. But in some people, other ...
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In the Southeast, the risk of contracting a tropical disease is decreasing
Mosquitoes are still as numerous in the Southeast but, as a direct consequence of the confinement which has stopped the ...
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Dengue fever continues to increase in Mayotte
In addition to a fight against the spread of Covid-19, the island of Mayotte is facing a strong dengue epidemic ...
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Tiger mosquito red alert: 57 French departments concerned
According to the Vigilance-moustiques site, the risk of being bitten by the tiger mosquito is now maximum in 57 departments ...
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Reunion facing a double epidemic of dengue fever and coronavirus
In the midst of the coronavirus epidemic, the French overseas department is facing a second health crisis, dengue fever, where ...
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Case of Zika in the Var: medical investigation in Hyères
Doctors from Public Health France are currently investigating in Hyères, in the Var, to try to understand how three inhabitants ...
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Insulin could play a vital role in controlling mosquito-borne viruses
This discovery could potentially limit the spread of dengue fever, Zika virus and West Nile virus. Viruses carried by mosquitoes ...
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Dengue fever, malaria, Zika… to reduce diseases, the UN wants to sterilize mosquitoes
To reduce the number of deaths due to infections spread by mosquito bites, the UN wants to try to reduce ...
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Dengue virus: a first sexual contamination in Spain
The mosquito would not be the only vector of dengue fever. A sexual transmission of the virus between two men ...
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Genetically modified mosquitoes: the first results are inconclusive
Insects, which were not meant to reproduce, gave rise to hybrid species. It is not known at this time whether ...
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