Tropical viruses ALERTS

West Nile Virus On 9 August, the Agence de la Biomédecine (France) reported a case of autochthonous WNV case in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe. On 22 August 2024, the case was confirmed as a neuroinvasive form.

Dengue On 21 August 2024, four autochthonous cases of Dengue were reported by the French Public Health Agency in the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (Drôme department) and the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (Var and Vaucluse departments). On 8 August 2024, three autochthonous cases of Dengue were reported in the region of Occitania, with probable places of infections in the Pyrénées-Orientales, Lozère, and Gard departments.

Chikungunya On 2 August 2024, the French Agence de la Biomédecine reported that one autochthonous human case of Chikungunya was confirmed in the Ile de France region

Dengue On 4 July 2024, the Agence de la Biomédecine (France) reported that an autochthonous case of Dengue has been confirmed in the department of Hérault (34), Occitanie region.