Three cases of chikungunya detected in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez

The insect continues its "poisonous" work in the Var. This time, it is in La Croix-Valmer , in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, that three indigenous cases of chikungunya have occurred following the bite of a local tiger mosquito.

Two neighborhoods affected

" These have been confirmed in the La Carade and La Ricarde districts," the town hall said.

"Vector control actions (elimination of larval breeding sites, adulticide treatments, awareness-raising among residents, etc.) have already been carried out by the Paca Regional Health Agency and will continue until the transmission chain is brought under control," continue the municipal representatives, while indicating good practices for protection (repellent, fan, mosquito nets, etc.) and preventing the spread.