Overview

• The Südtiroler Gesundheitsamt confirmed a laboratory-diagnosed dengue infection in a Bozen resident who recently returned from vacation; the patient is hospitalized in stable condition without needing intensive care.
• Beginning the afternoon of August 12 and early on August 13, the city under Mayor Claudio Corrarati and regional health services applied larvicides and adulticides across multiple streets, public playgrounds and private properties.
• During spraying, residents were advised to stay indoors, close windows and ventilation, shelter pets and cover outdoor items, and afterward to wait five hours before reentering treated areas and 30 days before harvesting unprotected produce.
• Health officials have heightened surveillance of mosquito populations and human cases, and no secondary infections have been reported to date.
• The operation highlights the established presence of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in South Tyrol and underscores the risk that travel-linked arbovirus cases could spark local transmission.