{"id":66379,"date":"2023-09-04T15:48:51","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T15:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/talkcelnews.com\/?p=66379"},"modified":"2023-09-04T15:48:51","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T15:48:51","slug":"popular-european-holiday-destination-takes-drastic-action-to-curb-deadly-outbreak-after-cases-hit-record-high-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talkcelnews.com\/lifestyle\/popular-european-holiday-destination-takes-drastic-action-to-curb-deadly-outbreak-after-cases-hit-record-high-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular European holiday destination takes drastic action to curb deadly outbreak after cases hit record high | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

PARIS has been fumigated for the first time to stop disease-ridden mosquitoes spreading dengue across the French capital. <\/p>\n

Health officials closed roads in two of the city's suburbs and issued stay-at-home alerts to residents, while pest controllers sprayed insecticide across potential breeding hotspots. <\/p>\n

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It comes after two people contracted the bug abroad, raising concerns the \u2018Asian tiger mosquito\u2019 could bite an infected person and start a chain of transmission within in country. <\/p>\n

The mozzies – which also carry diseases such as chikungunya and West Nile fever -are becoming more common in France as they spread northward of the tropics.<\/p>\n

The number of infections caught locally (rather than abroad) hit a record high in 2022, with at least 65 identified \u2013\u00a0including a 44-year-old British tourist.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC), increasingly frequent heatwaves and severe flooding are creating\u00a0the ideal environments for tiger mosquitoes to thrive.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The mosquito has also been spotted or become established in 26 European countries, including Spain, Italy and Germany.<\/p>\n

"If this continues, we can expect to see more cases and possibly deaths from diseases such as dengue," Dr Andrea Ammon, ECDC director, previously said. <\/p>\n

The fumigation in Paris is not France's first, with pest controllers initiating similar operations in the south of the country to get ahead of potential outbreaks.<\/p>\n

But mass decontaminating projects are more commonly associated\u00a0with tropical cities such as central and south America and the Caribbean where the bug is native. <\/p>\n

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Each year, some 400 million people are infected with the virus sometimes nicknamed 'breakbone fever' because the severe joint and muscle pain it causes.<\/p>\n

Although cases are generally mild, around 500,000 are hospitalised\u00a0with severe symptoms and between 20,000 and 40,000 people die annually.<\/p>\n

What are the symptoms of dengue fever?<\/h3>\n

DENGUE is an infection spread by mosquitoes.<\/p>\n

It's not usually serious and often gets better on it's own. <\/p>\n

If you do have symptoms, they usually start four to 10 days after being bitten by an infected mosquito.<\/p>\n

Some dengue symptoms are similar to\u00a0flu.<\/p>\n

They include:<\/p>\n