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First case of Toscana virus meningitis in Marseille
MARSEILLE / PUBLISHED WEDNESDAY, 07/16/2014
This summer, we had prepared for an attack on the tiger mosquito, synonymous with dengue, chikungunya or Zika virus. Native to Asia, this mosquito has already invested several regions in France, Provence, scared. However, what is less known is the Toscana virus. Transmitted by sandflies, biting insect, it may be more formidable as responsible for viral meningitis. In Marseille, the first case of meningitis Toscana virus has been diagnosed in a patient aged forty years. Hospitalized last Saturday at the Timone for severe headaches, the results of the lumbar puncture confirmed the presence of the virus.
For Professor and Dr. R?mi Charrel L?titia Nivone the IHU-Mediterranean Infection and the University of Aix-Marseille, "this virus is the third cause of viral meningitis in the PACA region. But it does not take s' panic. Although in two cases, it may drift into a complicated shape such as encephalitis, the prognosis is almost never engaged. For most cases, it ends pretty well. "
Discovered in 1971 in Italy, Toscana virus is the cause of leishmaniasis in dogs and humans. "What is more annoying is that, unlike the mosquito, sandfly that transmits the Toscana virus goes unnoticed. Moreover, by its very small size, it can take a gnat. This quiet you do not hear happen, says Professor Charrel. Their bites occur mostly during the night. To guard against this he must sleep under a mosquito net and repellent use these repellents in the evening and breakfast morning. "
Present throughout the Mediterranean basin, 250 million people who are "potentially at risk. In Normandy, there is less chance of meeting this insect. Here, it occurs mainly in the South East with a peak in the period August-September. "Finally, be aware that this sandfly prefers less urbanized than the downtown areas and low altitude." This is a semi-urban areas. "
Still hospitalized, the patient should be able to return home in the coming days.
La Provence
Emergence of Toscana Virus in Europe
.
First case of Toscana virus meningitis in Marseille
MARSEILLE / PUBLISHED WEDNESDAY, 07/16/2014
This summer, we had prepared for an attack on the tiger mosquito, synonymous with dengue, chikungunya or Zika virus. Native to Asia, this mosquito has already invested several regions in France, Provence, scared. However, what is less known is the Toscana virus. Transmitted by sandflies, biting insect, it may be more formidable as responsible for viral meningitis. In Marseille, the first case of meningitis Toscana virus has been diagnosed in a patient aged forty years. Hospitalized last Saturday at the Timone for severe headaches, the results of the lumbar puncture confirmed the presence of the virus.
For Professor and Dr. R?mi Charrel L?titia Nivone the IHU-Mediterranean Infection and the University of Aix-Marseille, "this virus is the third cause of viral meningitis in the PACA region. But it does not take s' panic. Although in two cases, it may drift into a complicated shape such as encephalitis, the prognosis is almost never engaged. For most cases, it ends pretty well. "
Discovered in 1971 in Italy, Toscana virus is the cause of leishmaniasis in dogs and humans. "What is more annoying is that, unlike the mosquito, sandfly that transmits the Toscana virus goes unnoticed. Moreover, by its very small size, it can take a gnat. This quiet you do not hear happen, says Professor Charrel. Their bites occur mostly during the night. To guard against this he must sleep under a mosquito net and repellent use these repellents in the evening and breakfast morning. "
Present throughout the Mediterranean basin, 250 million people who are "potentially at risk. In Normandy, there is less chance of meeting this insect. Here, it occurs mainly in the South East with a peak in the period August-September. "Finally, be aware that this sandfly prefers less urbanized than the downtown areas and low altitude." This is a semi-urban areas. "
Still hospitalized, the patient should be able to return home in the coming days.
La Provence
Emergence of Toscana Virus in Europe
.