France reports 124 locally acquired chikungunya cases across 19 clusters; Italy one
As of September 30, 2026, France had reported 124 locally acquired chikungunya cases across 19 clusters, including 34 additional cases and six new clusters since the preceding update, and 17 French clusters were active. Italy retained one locally acquired case in Rome, with its cluster still active. The increase and the number of active clusters materially change the regional surveillance picture. These are surveillance reports, not an estimate of every infection. No map point is shown, because the clusters are spread across two countries.
- Location
- Mainland EU/EEA · France and Italy — local clusters, not a single epicentre
- No map point
- First seen
- September 30, 2026
- Last verified
- October 4, 2026
- Event date
- Data as of September 30, 2026
- Authority published
- October 2, 2026
- TiPH detected
- October 2, 2026
- TiPH published
- October 4, 2026
- Desk publication, not the event date
What changed since the prior scan
Added in the October 3 edition from ECDC chikungunya surveillance (data as of September 30). Not previously on the desk.
History
- First seen (source)
First reported by the primary source. External event date, not a TiPH publication date.
- Added to the desk
Added to the Global Signal Desk with the October 3 scan edition from ECDC chikungunya surveillance (data as of September 30).
Primary sources
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Vector-control specialist
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Epidemiologist
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Travel-medicine physician
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Corrections & updates
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