European Union health services are sounding the alarm: in France, a sharp increase in the population of the so-called “tiger mosquitoes”, which are the main spreaders of the Zika and Dengue viruses, has been recorded. According to some reports, the most dramatic situation has developed in Paris and Lyon, where the first cases of infection with the corresponding viruses over the past few decades have been noted. It is assumed that in the near future in ten EU countries, local sanitation services will conduct an unprecedented disinfestation. Should Europeans and EU guests worry about this?
According to experts, really worth it. And not only residents of the countries of the United Europe and travelers. A few days ago, a “tiger mosquito”, or Aedes albopictus, was spotted in Ukrainian Odessa. It is curious that this type of these bloodsucking is distributed mainly in the countries of Southeast Asia and Africa. On the European continent, the insect could get in the holds of long-distance ships and the luggage compartments of aircraft.
Currently, the city authorities of Paris have already announced their intention to carry out large-scale fumigation in the region. In the near future, in the French capital of 12 million, hundreds of doctors of special sanitary services will block large city blocks and begin large-scale extermination of mosquitoes. For this, about 500 thousand euros have already been allocated from the treasury of the mayor’s office.
Doctors from Austria, Germany, Greece, Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal and a number of other countries announced their intention to join this unusual action. ‘It is quite possible that in the foreseeable future Europe will face a total disinfestation,’ European commentator Klaus Hoff said in a commentary for EURO-ATLANTIC UKRAINE. “The situation can get out of control at any moment, and then Brussels will need completely different funds and human resources to fight possible epidemics.”
However, at the moment, epidemiologists are not prone to panic. “The threat of outbreaks of outbreaks of mass diseases really exists,” said the head of the Paris Department for Monitoring Epidemics, Marie-Claire Paty. “However, we are doing everything possible to minimize the number of such incidents and subsequent deaths.”
Recall that in addition to Zika and Dengue diseases, the “tiger mosquito” spreads the Chache Valley Virus, Chikungunya, West Nile Fever and St. Louis Encephalitis. In some cases, relapses of these viruses lead to the death of the patient.
