A first case of Aboriginal dengue detected in this lot sector, investigations are underway

A case of transmission of dengue virus in a person who has not laid down recently in tropical zone has been reported in the Lot. This is the First Aboriginal case of dengue detected in the department. The health of the sick person is not inspired.

To avoid the propagation of the virus locally, preventive actions are deployed to the places frequented by the sick person in the town of Lalbenqueexplains theArs Occitanie (Regional Health Agency), which recalls the right gestures to eliminate the larvae of mosquito.

First case of indigenous dengue detected in the lot

Dengue, also called “Tropical flu”is an infectious disease caused by a virus transmitted to humans by the bite of a tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus). Symptoms are most often of the influenza type (fever, headache, aches).

We are talking about indigenous cases when a person contracts the disease without having stayed in an area where the virus is actively circulating in the two weeks preceding the start of the symptoms.

According to Public health Francesince 1^is May 2025 were detected in Occitania: 73 cases of imported dengue, 90 cases of imported chikungunya, 1 case of imported zika and 17 indigenous cases of chikungunya were confirmed.

Investigations in progress in Lalbenque

In order to avoid propagation of the virus at the local level, immediate preventive measures have been deployed around the potential areas of transmission in the town of Lalbenque (Marcenac sector). Investigations are currently continuing to ensure the absence of other cases. Other places of potential transmission could be the subject of prevention actions according to the evolution of the current survey.

These actions are coordinated by the State services, ARS Occitanie, Public Health France and Altopicus, the ARS demustic operator, in connection with health professionals in the territory.

They include in particular:

– Entomological surveys To check the presence of tiger mosquitoes around places of passage

of the sick person.

– Targeted demoustication operationsaiming to eliminate larval lodges and adult mosquitoes

in the sectors concerned. Local residents are informed upstream of these interventions. Reinforced awareness of the population around the areas concerned, carried out jointly by Public Health France and Ars Occitanie,

– awareness of local health professionals to strengthen the report of any new

cas suspect.

Good reflexes to eliminate mosquito larvae

ARS Occitanie recalls the good gestures to have to combat the-tiger mosquito, a potential vector of diseases. And calls for the mobilization of all and the adoption of good reflexes to eliminate mosquito larvae:

– Eliminate the places where water can stagnate

– Change the water from plants and flowers at least once a week or, if possible, remove or fill with sand the saucers of flower pots

– Check the right water flow and clean regularly: gutters, looks, gutters

– Cover the water tanks (water cans, tanks, pools) with a mosquito net or a simple fabric, cover small pools out of use

– Eliminate the resting places of adult mosquitoes : brush and cut high herbs and hedges, collect the fallen fruits and plant debris, reduce humidity …

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