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.

The alerts should be followed until JPAC update the relevant pages at which point the JPAC guidance can then be followed.