Chikungunya, dengue and West Nile virus in France

According to Public Health France as of October 5, 146 locally acquired chikungunya cases have been reported in the country in Tarn, Lot, Gard (Occitanie), Gironde, Landes (Nouvelle-Aquitaine), Val-de-Marne (Île-de-France) and Var (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur). In addition, six locally acquired dengue have also been reported in Tarn, Hérault (Occitanie), Dordogne (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) and Bouches-du-Rhône (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur).

Concerning West Nile virus , 161 locally acquired cases of West Nile virus infection (+16 compared to the previous week) had been identified in mainland France as of October 5. These cases were located in the regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (3 departments affected), Occitanie (7 departments affected), Île-de-France (7 departments affected), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (4 departments affected), Nouvelle-Aquitaine (Gironde department), Pays de la Loire (3 departments affected), and Centre-Val de Loire (Loiret department).

For 15 cases, no specific location of transmission could be identified.