Dengue-transmitting mosquitoes in metropolitan France, perhaps Zika or chikungunya soon. In Spain, the tick carrying Crimean-Congo fever and the virus is now present in southern France. A subtropical electric ant annoys the inhabitants of a settlement in Toulon… These animals, which we thought were the sad privilege of the distant tropics, are establishing themselves in Europe. And the summer we spent is a warning. As of October 16, French public health reported 65 indigenous cases of dengue in mainland France, up from 14 in 2020. “Obviously, this is a travesty compared to the several thousand cases of dengue fever epidemics that have been raging in the Antilles, Reunion and Gaya for years. But it shows us that the future will be shaped by these diseases in metropolitan France and Europe.explains Dr: Marie-Claire Petty, coordinator of vector-borne disease control at Public Health France.
Either way, the culprits look the same…
Source: Le Figaro
