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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Autochthonous dengue outbreak in Nîmes, South of France, July to September 2015
Eurosurveillance, Volume 21, No. 21, Year 2016
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Description
In August and September 2015, seven locally acquired cases of dengue virus type 1 (DENV-1) were detected in Nîmes, south of France, where Aedes albopictus has been established since 2011. Epidemiological and entomological investigations allowed to steer vector control measures to contain transmission. An imported case from French Polynesia with onset fever on 4 July was identified as primary case. This outbreak occurred from 8 August to 11 September in a 300 m radius area. Six sprayings to control mosquitos were performed in the affected area. We describe the first considerable dengue outbreak in mainland France where only sporadic cases of autochthonous dengue were recorded previously (2010, 2013 and 2014). The 69 day-period between the primary case and the last autochthonous case suggests multiple episodes of mosquito infections. The absence of notification of autochthonous cases during the month following the primary case’s symptoms onset could be explained by the occurrence of inapparent illness. Recurrence of cases every year since 2013, the size of the 2015 outbreak and continuing expansion of areas with presence of Ae. albopictus highlight the threat of arboviral diseases in parts of Europe. Thus, European guidelines should be assessed and adjusted to the current context. © 2016, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Succo, Tiphanie
Unknown Affiliation
Leparc-Goffart, Isabelle
France, Bretigny-sur-orge
Institut de Recherche Biomédicale Des Armées
Ferré, Jean Baptiste
France, Montpellier
Entente Interdépartementale Pour la Démoustication du Littoral Méditerranéen
Roiz, David
France, Montpellier
Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs : Écologie, Génétique, Évolution et Contrôle
Maquart, Marianne
France, Bretigny-sur-orge
Institut de Recherche Biomédicale Des Armées
Noël, Harold
France, Saint-maurice
Santé Publique France
Jourdain, Frédéric
Unknown Affiliation
Cochet, Amandine
Unknown Affiliation
Paupy, Christophe
France, Montpellier
Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs : Écologie, Génétique, Évolution et Contrôle
Paty, Marie Claire
France, Saint-maurice
Santé Publique France
Statistics
Citations: 108
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.21.30240
ISSN:
1025496X
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases