Paris is taking drastic measures to combat the spread of tiger mosquitoes: Entire streets have been closed and the population asked to stay in their homes.
Paris – It sounds like a respectable horror apocalypse, but it could soon become the new normal Germany In Paris, a large area of the French capital was cleared and cordoned off on Thursday (August 31) to systematically smoke out the streets with toxic insecticide mist. The health authorities are trying to stop the spread of dangerous diseases accelerated by climate change Tiger mosquito, which is also spreading rapidly in Bavariato put a stop to it.
Dengue fever in Paris: fight against tiger mosquito – entire streets closed
Entire streets in south-east Paris were closed in the early hours of the morning and people were asked to stay indoors as pest control companies sprayed insecticides on trees, lawns and other mosquito breeding areas, the French daily said Le Monde reported. The Paris health authorities are trying to stop the rapid advance of the Tiger mosquito, which according to experts is also becoming a danger for Germanyto contain.
Fight against tiger mosquitoes: For the first time, entire streets in Paris sealed off and smoked out
The regional health agency for the capital, ARS Ile-de-France, said the area to be fumigated is 150 meters around the home of a person in the capital’s 13th arrondissement who contracted dengue fever while traveling “These measures are being taken to reduce the risk of transmission of dengue fever after a case has been detected,” it said. The tiger mosquito, also Aedes albopictus, is considered to be Carriers of exotic diseaseswhich can become life-threatening.
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A second fumigation operation took place Thursday night in the Colombes suburb, northeast of central Paris, after a second person contracted dengue fever after returning from a trip abroad.
City authorities are now trying to prevent a chain of transmission from emerging in the Paris region, which is estimated to be home to 12 million people.
These symptoms can occur when the tiger mosquito is infected with a tropical disease:
- Dengue fever: Fever, rash and headache, muscle, limb, bone or joint pain. If severe, it can also be fatal
- Chikungunya fever: high fever, severe joint and muscle pain, headache. Babies, the elderly or people with chronic diseases can have a severe course
- West Nile fever: Fever, fatigue, headache, vomiting, muscle pain, swollen lymph nodes. In rare cases, meningitis or paralysis may occur
- zika virus: The disease is often asymptomatic. In a few cases, symptoms such as fever, vomiting, headache, joint and muscle pain, skin rash or conjunctivitis occur. Infection during pregnancy is particularly dangerous and can lead to skull deformities in newborns
- Source: Federal Ministry of Health, Social Affairs, Care and Consumer Protection
“It was the first time in Paris, but not the first time in France,” deputy mayor of Paris Anne Souyris, who is responsible for health policy, told BFM television. “The south of France has been affected by tiger mosquitoes for a number of years.”
“Risk is getting bigger”: Tiger mosquito is spreading in France
First spotted in France in 2004, it is now present in 71 of the 96 mainland departments, including areas near the northern Channel coast, according to the Health Ministry. The population is asked to report sightings, and the information is collected on a special website.
“We believe that the risk is increasing,” Marie-Claire Paty, head of the surveillance department for vector-borne diseases – that is, those transmitted directly from animals – told Santé Publique, the national health agency AFP.
“The most dangerous animal in the world” is spreading throughout Europe – carriers of exotic diseases
Health experts say Aedes is also thriving on the continent because of climate change, which scientists rank as the world’s “biggest health threat,” as warmer weather shortens the eggs’ incubation period and winters are no longer cold enough to keep them to kill.
The fact is: the exotic mosquitoes no longer only bite in summer – the tiger mosquito now multiplies in parts of Europe even in winter. A wintering population during the cold season has also been observed in Germany. the Asian tiger mosquito, Called “the deadliest animal in the world” by Bill Gates in 2014in addition to dengue fever, can potentially transmit more than 20 viruses all year round – including West Nile, dengue, chikungunya and Zika viruses.