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Beware of the Tiger Mosquito: Zika, Chikungunya, Dengue
The tiger mosquito is the vector of viruses such as chikungunya, zika or dengue fever.
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By: Caroline Paré Follow
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On May 1, the French health authorities issued an alert, linked to the risk of proliferation of the tiger mosquito, associated with rising temperatures.
This silent and diurnal species, very small in size, with a striped thorax, is the vector of viruses such as chikungunya, zika or dengue fever.
Viruses that are actively circulating in Africa, Asia, and more recently in the southern part of the American continent.
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These three diseases cause high fevers, body aches and distinct symptoms such as bleeding complications for dengue fever or persistent joint pain for chikungunya.
Another common point: there is currently no specific antiviral treatment against these diseases.
Three recent studies conducted around the world now allow us to better understand the behavior of the tiger mosquito.
Pr Arezki Izri,
University Lecturer, Hospital Practitioner in Parasitology-Mycology in the Parasitology Department at the
Avicenne Hospital in Bobigny in the Paris region
.
Dr Patrice Poubeau,
head of the infectious and tropical diseases department at Saint-Denis de la Réunion
At the end of the program, we find the sports chronicle of
Dr. Jean Marc Sène
, sports doctor.
► All chronicles are accessible
here
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