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At the dawn of autumn, the tiger mosquito continues to poison the lives of many French people. A new consequence of climate change. Health authorities are warning of the rise in dengue fever cases.
They sting, itch and can turn our daily lives into hell. These are tiger mosquitoes. “It’s true that there are many, many, many“, commented a man. “We couldn’t have dinner once on the terrace“, laments a woman. This insect certainly represents a nuisance but also a danger, because its bites are responsible for diseases such as dengue fever.
Flu-like symptoms such as fever, muscle and joint pain or fatigue can lead to hospitalizations. “(…) The transmission is done by mosquito bite so the infected person, if it is bitten, the mosquito will become contaminating by another person“, warns Professor Michel Carles, head of the Nice CHU infectious diseases department. (Alpes-Maritimes).
An exceptional operation took place in Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin), where officers in full suits went to war against tiger mosquitoes after a case of dengue fever was discovered. Indeed, they proliferate because of global warming.
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