INTERVIEW – Aboriginal cases of Chikungunya are increasing in mainland France, at a speed and precocity never observed until now. Le Figaro Take stock with Marie-Claire Paty, epidemiologist at Public Health France.
Coordinator of the surveillance of vector diseases at Public Health France and an epidemiologist, Marie-Claire Paty comments on the increase in the number of indigenous cases and draws up the propagation of the chikungunya virus on the metropolitan territory.
Le Figaro. – How is the chikungunya virus manifests and for whom is it dangerous?
Marie-Claire Paty. – Chikungunya is a disease whose intensity varies strongly from one individual to another. In its simple form we develop fatigue and fever, which will disappear in 1 to 3 weeks. Some will also develop chronic joint pain that can last for several months. But there may be more serious complications concerning more vulnerable people – newborns, elderly or suffering from underlying pathologies – which can, in some cases, lead to death.
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