The light songs of the mosquito

While the authorities are warning about the continued presence in France of the tiger mosquito, vector of dengue fever, we note that the song has not yet taken into account the threat to public health.

It’s serious, the mosquito. A tiny insect that spreads death, as this song by Congolese singer Zao reminds us. Here in Europe, we didn’t worry about mosquitoes until we traveled to countries where malaria was rife – a disease that some estimates say has killed half of the humans who have lived on earth since the beginning of the world. our species.

But in recent years the situation has changed. With the tiger mosquito, dengue is taking over an increasingly large portion of French territory, and Zao warns us that the fight against this insect is neither simple nor easily victorious.

In the second episode of These songs that make the news, broadcast this weekend, you hear excerpts from:

Zao, Mosquito, 1988

Annie Cordy and Luis Mariano, Mosquitoes, 1961

Michele and Christian, Mosquito hunting, 1964

Richard Gotainer, The mosquito, 1977

Michele and Christian, Mosquito hunting, 1964

Richard Gotainer, The mosquito, 1977

Damn, The Ballad of the Mosquito, 2000

Joe Dassin, The mosquito, 1972

Jo Corbeau, Mystical mosquito, 1999

Francky Vincent, Prick me, 1988

Rue d’la Gouaille, The mosquito, 2005

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