Corsica experiences first autochthonous case of dengue – Outbreak Information Right now – Outbreak Information Right now

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The Corsican Regional Well being Company experiences a case of autochthonous dengue fever in Corsica, confirmed by the Nationwide Reference Heart for arboviruses (CNR).

The one who was contaminated lives in Corsica and has not traveled lately. To this point, the affected person is not viremic and his state of well being has given rise to no concern.

Investigations, at the side of Public Well being France, are underway to determine every other instances and apply acceptable mosquito management measures in collaboration with the Collectivity of Corsica.

To keep away from the transmission of the dengue virus, it’s certainly essential to place in place, if obligatory, mosquito management measures within the neighborhood of residence and within the locations frequented by the confirmed case (public roads, non-public gardens).

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These interventions, applied by the Collectivity of Corsica, make it potential to remove probably contaminated grownup mosquitoes and to take away breeding websites to restrict the proliferation of mosquitoes in these sectors.