Every day, Le Parisien takes action to answer your questions about the coronavirus epidemic. Today we are looking at David's question, who is worried: "Is covid-19 spread by mosquitoes?" "
Spring has arrived and confinement is likely to last long enough to face the return of heat and therefore mosquitoes. But rest assured, if the bites of these insects will cause irreparable itching irreparably, the risk of transmission of Covid-19 to humans through this means is completely ruled out. "There are coronaviruses in many animal species but not in arthropods, including mosquitoes," explains Stéphan Zientara, director of the virology research unit at the National Veterinary School of Alfort (Val-de-Marne ). Furthermore, Covid-9 is not a vector-borne virus, that is, there is no possible transmission via insects. ”
Passage of Covid-19 from animals to humans is generally not possible. The owners of the 18 million dogs and cats who share our homes in France must be completely reassured. Four-legged companions pose no risk in the spread of the epidemic.
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