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Nicolas Salin
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For the past few days, it is not uncommon to meet agents dressed in blue vests in Dijon. Notepad in hand, they exchange with the inhabitants in front of their portal or on the doorstep. This unusual deployment In the streets follows the confirmation of Aboriginal cases of Chikungunya in the Burgundian capital.
Two Aboriginal cases of Chikungunya
The Regional Health Agency (ARS) in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté confirmed, in early August, two cases contracted locally, unrelated to a trip abroad. The virus is transmitted by the Tiger mosquito. It spreads by bite after a mosquito has bitten a infected person. To avoid any extension of the disease, immediate measures have been taken. These combine treatment of areas conducive to the proliferation of mosquitoes and field survey with local residents.
In recent days, in the Maladière districtARS agents chat with the inhabitants. The presence of these agents in the field is not intended to sanctionbut to inform and protect. Their mission consists in identifying possible symptoms in people in the neighborhood, to identify stagnant water points and to raise awareness of prevention gestures. Among these gestures, we find the fact of empty Flower pot saucers, cover water recuperators or maintain the gutters.
According to the ARS, the success of this operation largely depends active participation of the population.
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