Overview

• Health authorities confirmed the first autochthonous chikungunya infection in Hendaye in a resident who had not traveled to any risk zones, confirming local tiger mosquito transmission.
• The Agencia Regional de Salud launched a targeted mosquito-eradication operation overnight across areas frequented by the infected individual.
• Pello Latasa of the Basque Health Department warned that local transmission by Aedes albopictus has raised the likelihood of further chikungunya cases emerging in Gipuzkoa.
• Epidemiological surveillance has been intensified in 46 Basque municipalities, including 17 in Gipuzkoa, through a program to detect tiger mosquito breeding sites.
• Authorities have instructed local councils to inspect stagnant water sites, eliminate mosquito larval habitats and inform citizens on bite-prevention measures such as wearing protective clothing and using repellents.