Surveillance of arboviral diseases in Occitanie. Epidemiological update as of September 8, 2017.
Key Points
In Occitanie, since May 1, 2017, 66 suspected cases have been reported in the 10 departments under enhanced surveillance:
- no locally transmitted cases have been confirmed
- 19 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
Nationwide, from May 1 to September 8, 2017:
- Since August 11, 2017, an outbreak of local transmission of chikungunya has been identified in a neighborhood of the town of Le Cannet-des-Maures (Var). As of September 7, 2017, 6 confirmed cases and 2 probable cases have been identified.
- 98 imported cases of dengue (i.e., from travelers returning from areas where the virus is circulating), 9 cases of Zika, 4 cases of flavivirus, and 3 cases of chikungunya have been confirmed
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