Key Points

Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika

• As of September 24, no new locally transmitted cases have been reported in Corsica since week 33. The current tally stands at 3 locally transmitted chikungunya outbreaks and 18 cases in Corsica.

• In mainland France, 76 episodes of local vector-borne transmission have been identified: 65 episodes of chikungunya (+11 compared to last week) and 11 episodes of dengue (no new episodes compared to last week).

• Finally, since the start of enhanced surveillance (May 1), 3 imported cases of dengue and 3 imported cases of chikungunya have been confirmed in Corsica (no new cases compared to last week).

Asthma at the Start of the School Year

• In Corsica during Week 38, asthma-related activity at SOS Médecins among those under 15 continued to rise: 28 medical visits and a 5.6% share of activity at SOS Médecins (compared to 17 visits and a 4.7% share of activity in Week 37). In emergency departments, asthma indicators for children under 15 were generally stable, with 8 emergency department visits and a 2.6% share of activity (compared to 7 visits and a 2.4% share of activity in week 37).

• In both networks, the level of asthma-related visits among children under 15 remained broadly on par with those observed in previous years.