Three new cases of chikungunya are confirmed by the ARS. Two again concern Saint-Gilles. The third, unrelated to the other outbreaks, is reported at Etang-Salé.
With the start of the austral summer and favorable conditions for the proliferation of mosquitoes, chikungunya makes a reappearance. This Friday, November 8, the regional health agency (ARS) confirmed three new cases: two in Saint-Gilles, and one in Etang-Salé.
The latter city turns out to be unrelated to the previous cases, most of which were located in Saint-Gilles. Since August 23, 14 cases have been verified by the ARS.
12 cases reported in Saint-Gilles were grouped into two outbreaks (clusters of cases), one in the Aigrettes district (7 cases) and the other in Ermitage (4 cases). The thirteenth being an isolated case, unrelated to previous cases.
“The number of cases remains low, but the latest cases were reported after several weeks without reporting: this situation demonstrates low-noise traffic, which must lead us all to exercise the greatest caution”warns the ARS.
If the ARS vector control teams and municipal services have been mobilized in the neighborhoods concerned to prevent the spread of the virus, the population is encouraged to remove anything that may contain water in gardens and gardens. classes, protect yourself from mosquito bites and consult a doctor at the first symptoms.
This is the first time in ten years that indigenous cases of chikungunya have been reported in Reunion, where the risk of an epidemic can no longer be ruled out.
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