Chikungunya in France: La Crau (Var)

Public health authorities in France have reported a case of chikungunya in La Crau (Var) in Provence on 13 June 2025. The person is understood to have been infected locally.

Advice for Travellers

Chikungunya is a viral infection spread by mosquito bites and can cause acute fever and severe joint pain. Severe illness can occur.

Travellers to affected areas are potentially at risk of chikungunya and should be aware of this infection. Aedes mosquitoes are particularly persistent and aggressive. They bite between dawn and dusk.

• The mainstay of prevention is avoiding mosquito bites at all times.
• Two chikungunya vaccines have recently been licenced in the UNited Kingdom.

Travellers developing a fever during or on return from travel are advised to seek medical attention as soon as possible.

For further information see TRAVAX chikungunya page.