May 25, 2018
Bulletin interne de l'Institut Pasteur
Tiger mosquitoes: heightened surveillance from May to November 2018
The tiger mosquito (see What is the "tiger mosquito" (Aedes albopictus)?) is continuing to colonize France, with some 62 départements now affected, as reported by the French General Directorate of Health in April. 42 départements are on red alert and 20 are on orange alert (see the maps below). On April 30, 2018, the French Ministry of Health announced that it was stepping up surveillance of the tiger mosquito with the aim of slowing its progression and "reducing the risk of the importation and spread on French mainland of the viruses it may carry".