It will take another two weeks of decline to be able to start to estimate that the epidemic peak has passed. Chikungunya remains present at worrying levels and health authorities maintain vigilance on Reunion Island.
Since the beginning of 2025, six deaths linked to the “chik” have been recorded and more than 33,000 cases have been identified and confirmed while some 91,500 consultations for this reason have been noted, according to the Last public health assessment France Posted Wednesday.
The actual number is considered higher, many patients are not tested. Public Health France also indicates that 41 serious cases have been recorded for the moment.
Slight drop
The fact remains that the indicators in city medicine and in the emergency room mark a “slight decrease” for the week from March 31 to April 6. The National Agency thus notes a start of decrease in the epidemic with around 4,900 cases for the first week of April while qualifying the epidemic as “generalized and major”.
Public Health France adds that “the epidemic is still underway with 4,913 confirmed cases” for the week from March 31 to April 6, against almost 6,300 the previous week.
Our file on chikungunya
“Indicators in connection with chikungunya in city medicine and emergencies begin a drop; A decline of two additional weeks is necessary to confirm or not the passage of the epidemic peak, ”says SPF.
