This article presents the survey conducted in healthcare facilities that treated cases of heatstroke. The study suggests that people with limited independence—such as the elderly, those...

This article provides an overview of the national and international literature on three key areas: the assessment of heat exposure; heat-related health effects and their risk factors;...

The Director General of the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance provides an overview of the heat wave, a public health disaster that struck France in August 2003. His...

Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) is defined by the triad of sudden onset of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute kidney injury. HUS is the leading cause of acute...

The Gay Barometer, a survey of gay men who frequent gay meeting places, was launched in Paris in 2000 at the initiative of the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance and the...

Between July 1999 and December 2003, the clinical management of individuals exposed to HIV was the subject of a national evaluation, coordinated by the French Institute for Public Health...

In France, an analysis of asthma mortality trends between 1970 and 1990 showed an increase through the mid-1980s, followed by a decline. Among women, however, age-standardized death...

Invasive meningococcal infections (IMIs) are serious infections that most often affect young people who appear to be in good health. In France, the majority of cases occur sporadically....

In August 2003, several cases of leptospirosis were reported to the Departmental Directorates of Health and Social Affairs, the Interregional Epidemiology Units, and the French Institute...

This article describes the surveillance system for Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) in France and presents the data analyzed in 2002 and 2003.