According to Public Health France as of October 5, 146 locally acquired chikungunya cases have been reported in the country in Tarn, Lot, Gard (Occitanie), Gironde, Landes (Nouvelle-Aquitaine), Val-de-Marne (Île-de-France) and Var (Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur).
In addition, six locally acquired dengue have also been reported in Tarn, Hérault (Occitanie), Dordogne (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) and Bouches-du-Rhône (Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur).
Concerning West Nile virus, 161 locally acquired cases of West Nile virus infection (+16 compared to the previous week) had been identified in mainland France as of October 5.
These cases were located in the regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (3 departments affected), Occitanie (7 departments affected), Île-de-France (7 departments affected), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (4 departments affected), Nouvelle-Aquitaine (Gironde department), Pays de la Loire (3 departments affected), and Centre-Val de Loire (Loiret department). For 15 cases, no specific location of transmission could be identified.
