Through June 30, 2018, Santé publique France and the Indian Ocean Regional Health Agency are conducting a large-scale vaccination campaign for children under the age of 6 to reduce the...

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...

Summary In week 25 (June 18–24), emergency department visits rose slightly among children under 2 years of age (+4%, or +908 visits) and remained stable in other age groups....

Summary Nationwide, mortality rates observed during week 24 (June 11–17) remain within the usual range of fluctuation for all age groups. These observations should be interpreted with...

Summary In Week 25 (June 18–24), overall activity at SOS Médecins clinics remained stable across all age groups. Among seasonal conditions, there was an increase in visits for insect...

Key Points Measles resurgence since November 2017 Decline in the number of new weekly cases: rapid following the epidemic peak (Weeks 13–18), then stabilization with an average of 50...

Key Points A warmer-than-normal summer began in June with an extensive and early heat wave, leading to new situations of exposure in schools. Exceedances of Météo-France’s...

Since the establishment of Aedes albopictus (the tiger mosquito) in southeastern France in 2004, this mosquito has colonized the entire Mediterranean coastline and has gradually spread...

Key Points Between June 1 and August 31, 2017, a heat wave triggering the orange alert level specified in the Heat Wave Plan (PNC) affected the Centre-Val de Loire region from June 19...

Key Points In 2017, health monitoring conducted as part of the Heat Wave and Health Alert System (SACS) of the National Heat Wave Plan (PNC) revealed the following in the Pays de la...