Burgundy-Franche-Comté is not immune to the expansion of the tiger mosquito now present in three departments: in Saône-et-Loire, in Côte-d’Or and in Nièvre. Aedes albopictus, said tiger mosquito, has been installed for many years in ultra-marine territories, especially in the Indian Ocean where an epidemic of dengue fever rages on the island of Reunion for the 3rd consecutive year. In mainland France, it has grown significantly and continuously since 2004 and is now present in 58 departments, including Saône-et-Loire since 2014, Nièvre and Côte-d’Or since 2018.
The capacity of the tiger mosquito to be a vector of chikungunya, dengue or the zika virus, makes it a priority surveillance target for health authorities and their partners during its period of activity in mainland France: from May 1 to November 30. The objective of this reinforced surveillance is twofold: it is both a question of slowing the progression of the establishment of the tiger mosquito and of limiting the risk of importation and circulation of the viruses of which it can be the vector in mainland France. .
Recognize and report the tiger mosquito
Not all flying insects are tiger mosquitoes! Aedes albopictus is small with less than 1 cm wingspan, and black with white spots on the body and legs, it has a white line on the thorax and a stinging device. The gate https://signalement-moustique.anses.fr/signalement_albopictus/ makes it possible to identify and report it well.
Avoid its establishment
Before flying and biting, mosquitoes develop in the water, in the form of larvae. Everyone can do the right things to avoid the proliferation ofAedes albopictus removing the
small stagnant water tanks: empty (once a week) cups and saucers under flowerpots, animal bowls, folds of tarpaulins, buckets, parasol feet, etc .; cover water collectors; store (sheltered from the rain) toys, wheelbarrows, buckets, watering cans; maintain gutters, gutters and channels; discard waste and used tires; create a balance in the ornamental pools: the fish eat the mosquito larvae.
Healthcare professionals: think of diseases transmitted by the tiger mosquito
Currently, dengue fever is epidemic in all the overseas departments. Any suspicion of a diagnosis of dengue fever, chikungunya or zika virus infection must be the subject of a biological confirmation and any confirmed case must be declared to the ARS.
infos > https://signalement-moustique.anses.fr/signalement_albopictus
(text Regional Health Agency of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté)
