Here is the list of departments where the tiger mosquito is implanted (in May)

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Here is the list of departments where the tiger mosquito

Recognizable by its black and white stripes, the tiger mosquito is currently active in 75 departments in France. Which ? In Paris ? In Brittany ? In the south ?

The tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) circulates more and more in France and has colonized 71% of the country. This year, the progression of the tiger mosquito on French territory is spectacular and its implementation concerns 75 departments in France in May 2023 : 68 in red vigilance and 7 in orange vigilance. Special care must be taken because this mosquito bites humans and can transmit viruses that cause serious diseases as dengue fever, chikungunya andto a lesser extent, Zika virusreports Public health France May 15, 2023. Diseases subject to epidemic episodes, particularly in tourist areas and especially in the overseas departments. Every May 1, the General Directorate of Health launches the national anti-spread plan against dengue and Chikungunya baptized “anti-dissemination plan for arboviruses”, and focuses its communication on the departments where the tiger mosquito is declared “established and active”.

The implantation of the tiger mosquito in France in May 2023

Public Health France has listed the departments where the tiger mosquito is implanted. As of May 1, 2023, it is present in these departments:

  • Ain, Aisne, Allier, Alpes de Haute-Provence, Alpes-Maritimes,
  • Ardèche, Ariège, Aude, Aveyron, Bas-Rhin, Bouches du Rhône,
  • Cantal, Charente, Charente Maritime, Cher, Corrèze, South Corsica,
  • Côte d’Or, Deux-Sèvres, Dordogne, Doubs, Drôme, Essonne, Gard, Gers,
  • Gironde, Haute-Corse, Haute-Garonne, Hautes-Alpes, Hautes-Pyrenees,
  • Haute-Savoie, Haut-Rhin, Hauts-de-Seine, Haute-Vienne, Hérault, Ille-et-Vilaine,
  • Indre, Indre-et-Loire, Isère, Jura, Landes, Loir-et-Cher, Loire, Loire Atlantique, Loiret,
  • Lot, Lot-et-Garonne, Lozère, Maine-et-Loire, Mayenne, Meurthe-et-Moselle,
  • Nièvre, Paris, Puy-de-Dôme, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Pyrénées-Orientales,
  • Rhône, Saône-et-Loire, Savoy, Seine-et-Marne, Seine-St-Denis, Tarn,
  • Tarn-et-Garonne, Val-de-Marne, Var, Vaucluse, Vendée, Vienne, Yvelines, Val-d’Oise.
Map of the presence of the tiger mosquito in the French departments in May 2023 © Vigilance-Mosquitoes

Is the tiger mosquito present in Paris?

Yes, the tiger mosquito is declared officially established and active in the majority of French departments, including ParisSeine-et-Marne, Yvelines, Essonne, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-d’Oise and Val-de-Marne, informs Paris City Hall website. In Paris, in 2022, the tiger mosquito was detected in the following districts: the 9e10e12e, 13e14e15e16e, 17e, 18e19e and 20e.

Sources: Chikungunya, dengue and zika – Data from enhanced surveillance in metropolitan France in 2023, Public Health France, May 15, 2023 / TIGER MOSQUITO: THE 2023 CARDVigilance-Mosquitoes

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