Tiger mosquito - activities

Tiger mosquito in Paris and Ile-de-France: one department on purple alert, the rest on red

The tiger mosquito continues to spread across France. On the map updated by Vigilance Moustiques, we discover that one department in the Île-de-France region has been placed on purple alert, while the 7 other departments in the region remain on red alert. To date, the tiger mosquito has been declared officially established and active in 74 departments in mainland France.

Tiger mosquito: first case of autochthonous dengue detected in the Paris region, should we be worried?

Tiger mosquitoes continue to gain ground in France, particularly in the Paris region. While the south of the country has been seeing more regular cases of dengue fever, the first indigenous case was detected in the Val-de-Marne.

Tiger mosquitoes in Paris and Colombes, 1st mosquito control operation on Wednesday

In response to the growing threat of the tiger mosquito, an unprecedented mosquito control operation is being launched in Paris, in the 13th arrondissement and the south of the capital, this Wednesday evening, August 30, and in Colombes on Thursday. The operation is being carried out by the Île-de-France regional health agency to prevent an outbreak of dengue fever.