Threat LensBiologicalFrance reports 1st locally transmitted dengue cases of 2023

France reports 1st locally transmitted dengue cases of 2023

Type of event:
Biological agent spread or incident, Disease/Outbreak

Victims

Wounded

2

Date

August 13, 2023

What happened

The ARS Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region reported recently on two autochthonous, or locally-acquired cases of dengue fever in the Bouches-du-Rhône department. To prevent the spread of the disease the objective is to eliminate potentially infected adult mosquitoes.

Where it happened

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