France is seeing a rise in chikungunya fever cases, primarily due to tiger mosquito bites. This year, 25 locally transmitted cases have been identified out of 761 total infections, mostly linked to travel. Traditionally a tropical disease found in regions like Africa and Asia, it is now spreading in mainland France, with cases reported as far north as Paris. The island of La Réunion faces a severe epidemic, exacerbating the situation. Experts note unexpected local transmissions in various regions, highlighting the changing dynamics of this illness.
So far this year, mainland France has recorded 25 'cas autochtones' - or locally-transmitted cases of the disease, found in people who have not travelled to an area where the infection is common, out of 761 total cases.
Experts at the public health body Santé Public France say that while most of the cases in mainland France are in people who have recently travelled to La Réunion - or other areas where chikungunya is common - a rising number of cases are being diagnosed in people who have not recently left France.
Chikungunya is generally described as a tropical disease and is common in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and the Pacific Islands.
We didn't expect to detect a locally transmitted case in the Grand Est.
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