Auvergne Rhône-Alpes. West Nile Virus: Two First Indigenous Cases of Infection in the Rhône and Ain
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This is the first time a case has been detected in Isère: an individual was infected with West Nile virus this fall, according to the latest public health newsletter France.
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. West Nile Virus: First Five Cases of Infection in Aura, Including One in Isère
Five indigenous cases of West Nile virus infection have been recorded in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes since the beginning of surveillance, including one in Isère. A first in the department, while the number of cases is increasing sharply in France.
This year, France is experiencing a sharp increase in these infections, transmitted by Culex mosquitoes, with a geographical extension in previously spared departments. Climate change, urbanization and the development of a new strain of the virus could explain this spread.
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is one of the regions affected by West Nile virus. According to the latest report by Public Health France, five indigenous cases have been recorded in the region since August: two in Drôme and one in each of the departments of Rhône, Ain and Isère. This is the first time [...] Five people affected by West Nile virus in the Rhone, Ain, Isère and Drôme
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