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Heat Waves and Climate Change: A Review of the 2017 Heat Waves and Their...
To mark the launch of the heat wave and health alert system on June 1 and in observance of World Environment Day, Santé publique France is releasing a national assessment of the health impacts of...
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Healthcare-associated infections: Where do we stand in 2017? New data, new...
Every five years, the National Survey on the Prevalence of Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Use in Healthcare Facilities (ENP) provides a snapshot of healthcare-associated...
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Outbreak of pediatric hemolytic uremic syndrome caused by Escherichia coli...
Between February and May 2018, several children with hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), infected with Escherichia coli (E. coli) O26 bacteria sharing the same characteristics, were identified by the...
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Launch of the 2018 NOYADES Survey, June 1–September 30, 2018
From June 1 to September 30, 2018, Santé publique France is launching the NOYADES 2018 survey with the support of the Ministries of Solidarity and Health, the Interior, Sports, and Ecological and...
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Santé publique France at the Congress on Occupational Medicine and Health
The 35th edition of the conference will be held in Marseille from June 5 to 8 and will focus on several topics, including recent developments in the occupational health system in France. The event...
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Measles outbreak: Weekly case numbers continue to decline
Measles is currently affecting several regions in France, and the rapid increase in the number of cases since the beginning of the year raises concerns about a new major outbreak across the...
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Dengue outbreak in Réunion: more than 3,700 confirmed cases in the north,...
A dengue outbreak is currently affecting western and southern Réunion. Following an unusual circulation of the virus during the 2017 southern hemisphere winter, the number of dengue cases has...
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Opening remarks at the Santé publique France Conference by Jérôme Salomon,...
The Santé publique France Conference begins today. Jérôme Salomon, Director General of Health, and François Bourdillon, Director General of Santé publique France, opened the event this morning....
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Association between Parkinson's disease and occupational sectors: a national...
Association of Parkinson's disease with industry sectors: a nationwide incidence study in France
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Smoking in France: 1 million fewer daily smokers
There were one million fewer daily smokers in 2017, according to Santé publique France in the Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin published to mark World No Tobacco Day. This historic decline comes...
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Dengue outbreak in Réunion: more than 3,400 confirmed cases in the north,...
A dengue outbreak is currently affecting western and southern Réunion. Following an unusual circulation of the virus during the 2017 southern hemisphere winter, the number of dengue cases has...
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Measles outbreak: Weekly case numbers on the decline
Measles is currently affecting several regions in France, and the rapid increase in the number of cases since the beginning of the year raises concerns about a new major outbreak across the...
