Autochthonous dengue outbreak in Nîmes, South of France, July to September 2015
Eurosurveillance·
- DOI
- 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2016.21.21.30240
- PMID
- 27254729
- PMCID
- —
- OpenAlex
- W2414568487
- Study type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC)
- Article type
- journal-article
- Integrity
- current
Why this research matters now
Recurring local transmission events and expanding vector habitats emphasize escalating arboviral threats across European territories. These observations justify reviewing existing continental health protocols to better manage future outbreaks.
Structured evidence summary
Research question
How did a localized dengue virus type 1 transmission event unfold in southern France, and what implications does it hold for regional arboviral risk management?
Study design
The work functions as a descriptive outbreak investigation combining epidemiological tracking with entomological assessment.
Population and setting
The analysis focuses on individuals affected within a narrow geographic zone in Nîmes, southern France, during late summer 2015, alongside an initial imported case from French Polynesia.
Main findings
Investigators documented seven locally transmitted DENV-1 infections originating from a single imported case. Targeted mosquito suppression efforts successfully contained spread across a limited area over approximately two months. The extended transmission period points to repeated viral cycling between mosquitoes and hosts, while unreported infections may explain temporary notification gaps.
Public-health relevance
Recurring local transmission events and expanding vector habitats emphasize escalating arboviral threats across European territories. These observations justify reviewing existing continental health protocols to better manage future outbreaks.
Important limitations
The abstract does not disclose methodological constraints or sample size considerations. Consequently, this overview depends entirely on the provided metadata and summary text, necessitating consultation of the complete manuscript for rigorous evaluation.
GIDS interpretation
This record offers historical insight into past arboviral emergence in a temperate European locale with established invasive mosquito populations. It functions as a contextual reference for understanding regional disease ecology without implying ongoing monitoring activity.
Related GIDS surveillance
Literature context does not validate, explain, or change a surveillance signal. Exact and contextual relationships are shown separately.
Evidence relationships
This article has 11 auditable classifier relationships to diseases, places, topics, and study design.