Overview
- ARS La Réunion reported two additional infections on February 25, bringing the island’s 2026 tally to six.
- One new patient was identified as a high‑risk contact of an imported case confirmed on February 9.
- The other new case has no recent travel to circulation zones and no known epidemiological link to earlier cases.
- ARS and Santé publique France are expanding contact tracing, offering medical follow‑up, and recommending reactive vaccination for identified contacts.
- A preventive vaccination campaign for high‑risk groups has been running since February 9 at CHU Nord, CHU Sud, and CEGIDD Ouest, alongside guidance on three‑week isolation and close‑contact transmission risks as regional circulation persists in the Indian Ocean, including cases in Mayotte and reports from Madagascar.