The continuing spread of Aedes albopictus mosquitoes into new regions has been confirmed after specimens of the species were detected in the departments of Doubs and Jura in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France. The mosquito is a vector of the dengue fever, chikungunya and Zika viruses. From a ProMED comment on the expanding geographic range of the mosquito, ‘the rapid expanse northward in France is noteworthy. It has gone from 41 departments reported in April 2018 to 51 departments in 2019, 57 departments in 2020 and now to 64 departments’. Doubs and Jura departments sit adjacent to the Swiss border. Read more
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