The containment imposed to stop the circulation of the new coronavirus is not all bad. Take the example of animals, which are reinvesting in public space, in Paris, in particular. Nature taking back its rights does not, however, move all of our readers. Although summer has not yet taken up residence, some people wonder if mosquitoes are a vector of transmission of Covid-19:
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Here are the answers that 20 Minutes found:
The virus identified in January in China is a new coronavirus (named Sars-CoV-2), which causes the disease named Covid-19 by the WHO. We have already had the opportunity to indicate in this section, Sars-CoV-2 is transmitted by droplets (invisible secretions projected during a discussion, sneezing or during a cough). It is considered, until now, that only close contact with a sick person can transmit the disease (same place of life, direct contact within a meter, handshake unwashed and soiled by droplets), or even with a contaminated surface (computer keyboard, telephone, etc.).
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"Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses, commonly found in bats and other animals," says WHO. Occasionally, these viruses infect humans, which in turn can spread the infection. For example, Sars-CoV is associated with civets, Mers-CoV is transmitted by dromedaries. However, to date, the possible animal sources of Covid-19 have not yet been confirmed.
Thus, mosquitoes (like domestic animals, moreover, dogs, cats ...) cannot be considered as vectors of transmission of the virus. Even if they feed on the blood of an infected person. This is emphatically confirmed by the Interdepartmental Mosquito Control Agreement (EID Mediterranean).
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Explanations by our medical entomologists:
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Useless, therefore, to attack the bats, or to brush with mosquito repellents and to have a tennis-elbow by dint of having handled the anti-insect swatter.
On the other hand, if mosquitoes can be excluded in the transmission of Covid-19, the fact remains that certain populations, like overseas, must be vigilant vis-à-vis mosquitoes. The West Indies, Reunion, Mayotte and Guyana are indeed struck by an epidemic of dengue fever (also known as "tropical flu"), a viral disease transmitted to humans by mosquitoes of the genus Aedes Albopictus .
🦟 2,200 cases of #dengue since the start of the year in La Réunion ⤵️ https://t.co/XtWSPPo9YH pic.twitter.com/alHOYeohip
- La1ere.fr (@ la1ere) March 31, 2020Our mosquito record
It is manifested by the appearance of a high fever often accompanied by headaches, nausea, vomiting, joint and muscle pain and a rash resembling that of measles, recalls the Pasteur Institute. It can take a severe form, with hemorrhagic forms, liver damage, cardiovascular failures….
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