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New dengue fever case in France, victim had not travelled to risk area
The case in Hautes-Pyrénées may have come from a tiger mosquito which had already bitten a person infected while travelling
23 August 2022 14:57
By Emma Morgan
A new case of dengue fever has been detected in Hautes-Pyrénées (Occitanie), and the person in question had not travelled to a high-risk country.
The infected person lives in a small village called Andrest, to the north of Tarbes, and mosquito eradication is currently being carried out in the area.
Occitanie’s Agence régionale de santé has confirmed that the person had not recently travelled to a country where the virus is active.
It added that the person’s condition is not causing concern among medical staff.
The mayor of Andrest, Louis Dintrans, told France 3: “This year, we have been invaded by tiger mosquitoes. There are more than in previous years...
New dengue fever case in France, victim had not travelled to risk area
The case in Hautes-Pyrénées may have come from a tiger mosquito which had already bitten a person infected while travelling
23 August 2022 14:57
By Emma Morgan
A new case of dengue fever has been detected in Hautes-Pyrénées (Occitanie), and the person in question had not travelled to a high-risk country.
The infected person lives in a small village called Andrest, to the north of Tarbes, and mosquito eradication is currently being carried out in the area.
Occitanie’s Agence régionale de santé has confirmed that the person had not recently travelled to a country where the virus is active.
It added that the person’s condition is not causing concern among medical staff.
The mayor of Andrest, Louis Dintrans, told France 3: “This year, we have been invaded by tiger mosquitoes. There are more than in previous years...
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