French seaside town de-mosquitoed after case of Chikungunya An exceptional response, to a rare disease... the French coastal town of Soorts-Hossegor was de-mosquitoed on Thursday, after a man contaminated by the Chikungunya virus holidayed in the nearby region. Trucks drove around on a mission to eradicate tiger mosquitoes present in the area, to prevent the virus from spreading. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES