The Meeting: three new "chikungunya-related" deaths identified by SPF, bringing to nine victims

Emmanuel Macron noticed on Tuesday the difficulties caused by this epidemic on the island. According to the Minister of Health, Yannick Neuder, said that "around 120,000 people may have been infected.

The overseas department is facing an epidemic of chikungunya that has reached its peak in recent days. Nine people have died, according to a provisional assessment by Public Health France.

"Since the beginning of the year, nine deaths between weeks 11 and 14 (from 10 March to 6 April, ndlr) in people over 70 years of age with co-morbidities have been classified as related to chikungunya", announced Wednesday Public Health France (SpF) in its weekly newsletter on the epidemic. Nine other deaths, including a neonatal, are under investigation to determine if they are related to this mosquito-borne disease. The health agency specifies…

"Since the beginning of the year, nine deaths between weeks 11 and 14 (from 10 March to 6 April, NDLR) in persons over 70 years of age with co-morbidities have been classified as related to chikungunya", says the health agency, adding that "nine other deaths, including a neonatal, are in c

Public Health France announced that it had identified three new deaths "related to chikungunya" in Reunion on Wednesday 23 April 2025, bringing the number of deaths since the outbreak to nine. According to the health agency, more than 39,000 cases have been confirmed on the island since the beginning of the year.

Saint-Denis de la Réunion, 23 Apr 2025 (AFP) – Three new deaths "related to chikungunya" have been recorded in La Réunion, bringing the number of deaths since the start of the epidemic to nine, announced Wednesday Public Health France in its weekly newsletter. "Since the beginning of the year, nine deaths occurred between weeks 11 [...]