Doctors warn of chickenpox spread

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NUMBER OF REPORTED CASES HAS GROWN SINCE LAST WEEK IN SEVERAL REGIONS OF FRANCE, WITH LIMOUSIN WORST-AFFECTED. CHICKENPOX is on the rise in many parts of France, doctors have warned.


GPs' network Sentinelles-Inserm said it had seen a strong growth in the number of cases of the highly contagious illness since last week. The Limousin has been the worst-hit region,


with 100 new cases for every 100,000 inhabitants. Other affected regions include the Nord-Pas-de-Calais (97 cases), Brittany (92), Rhône-Alpes (64) and Languedoc-Roussillon (55). The


nationwide average last week was 51 cases per 100,000 population. The Sentinelles-Inserm figures are based on a sample of 1,300 GPs around the country. Jaren Wicklund - Fotolia.com