Key Points

In Occitanie, since May 1, 2017, 77 suspected cases have been reported in the 10 departments under enhanced surveillance: - no locally acquired cases have been confirmed- 23 imported cases (i.e., returning from areas where the virus is circulating) of dengue, 3 of Zika, 1 of flavivirus, and 0 of chikungunya have been confirmed- Confirmed cases of dengue originate primarily from Africa (Ivory Coast), Asia (Sri Lanka), and Oceania (French Polynesia)- Confirmed cases of Zika were imported from the Americas (Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador)

Nationally, from May 1 to October 13, 2017: - Two epidemiologically linked outbreaks of local chikungunya transmission have been identified in a neighborhood of the town of Le Cannet-des-Maures since August 11, 2017, and in the town of Taradeau since September 15, 2017. As of October 9, 2017, 13 confirmed cases (detection of the virus by PCR) and 3 probable cases (detection of anti-chikungunya IgM antibodies) have been identified (Cannet-des-Maures: 8 confirmed and 2 probable; Taradeau: 5 confirmed and 1 probable). The most recent case developed symptoms on September 9, 2017. On September 26, 2017, a locally acquired case of Zika in a resident of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region was identified. This was a case of sexual transmission from an infected partner during a trip abroad to the Caribbean. - 121 imported cases (i.e., returning from areas where the virus is circulating) of dengue, 11 cases of Zika, 4 cases of flavivirus, and 3 cases of chikungunya have been confirmed.