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The second indigenous case of Bidart chikunguña has been detected, a disease transmitted by tiger mosquitoes

The authorities of the French Basque Country will spray the town on Friday night, specifically on Saturday morning at 3:00.

Tiger mosquito. Stock photo.

The French Regional Health Agency has reported the detection of a new indigenous case of chikunguña in Bidart, Lapurdi, so this would be the second indigenous case of tiger mosquito disease in the Basque Country .

The agency informed the authorities in the French Basque Country that a person with chikunguña had recently visited the town, after which another person had contracted the disease.

This would therefore be an indigenous case, that the patient has contracted the disease without travelling to an infected area, that is, in the same country.

That is why the authorities have announced that the town will be sprayed on Friday night, specifically on Saturday 9 August at 03:00.

Second case

The case of Bidart is added to the first case detected in Hendaia on July 31 , so this is the second case, both in Lapurdi.

The first patient  was a neighbourof Hendaia who, according to information published by France Bleu, had not travelled anywhere in the last 15 days, making it the first indigenous case of the disease.

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