Chikungunya outbreak in Montpellier, France, September to October 2014
Eurosurveillance·
- DOI
- 10.2807/1560-7917.es2015.20.17.21108
- PMID
- 25955774
- PMCID
- —
- OpenAlex
- W2403240391
- Study type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC)
- Article type
- journal-article
- Integrity
- current
Why this research matters now
The documented containment efforts demonstrate how integrated surveillance and targeted mosquito management can limit localized transmission, reinforcing the necessity of sustained preparedness in regions with competent vectors.
Structured evidence summary
Research question
How did local transmission occur and what public health measures successfully interrupted an autochthonous chikungunya cluster in a European city with established mosquito vectors?
Study design
An observational outbreak investigation relying on routine public health surveillance, contact tracing, and environmental vector management assessments.
Population and setting
Residents and visitors within a specific district of Montpellier, France, an area where Aedes albopictus mosquitoes have been established since 2010.
Main findings
Twelve locally acquired infections were identified during a single month, and rapid implementation of epidemiological tracing alongside environmental vector management accompanied successful outbreak resolution. The event underscores the persistent potential for localized arbovirus spread in southern European municipalities.
Public-health relevance
The documented containment efforts demonstrate how integrated surveillance and targeted mosquito management can limit localized transmission, reinforcing the necessity of sustained preparedness in regions with competent vectors.
Important limitations
The summary is restricted to the provided abstract and bibliographic records, necessitating the complete manuscript for comprehensive evaluation and decision-grade interpretation.
GIDS interpretation
This publication offers historical context regarding arbovirus emergence and municipal response frameworks, serving as a reference point for thematic literature mapping without implying current real-time 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 13 auditable classifier relationships to diseases, places, topics, and study design.