Moustique tigre - activities

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.

Tiger mosquito : Paris and all of Île-de-France are under red alert, how to protect yourself?

The tiger mosquito continues its progression in France. On the 2023 map, updated by Vigilance Moustiques, we discover that four new departments are under red alert. To date, the tiger mosquito has been declared officially established and active in 68 departments in metropolitan France. Paris and the entire Ile-de-France region, namely Seine-et-Marne, Yvelines, Essonne, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne and Val-d'Oise, are concerned.