Headlines - Heat Wave: Keeping Your Home Cool in Summer The 2003 heat wave caused 17,000 deaths. An excess mortality rate was also identified retrospectively during the heat waves of...

Key Points In Occitanie, since May 1, 2017, 72 suspected cases have been reported in the 10 departments under enhanced surveillance: - no locally acquired cases have been confirmed- 21...

Between 2010 and 2012 in France, 256 women died from causes related to pregnancy, childbirth, or the postpartum period—an average of 85 per year. While inequalities persist, the...

Key Points Mortality: Mortality during week 36 (September 4–10, 2017) is close to expected levels for this period across all age groups. The trend is the same at the national...

Epidemiological Situation The seasonal flu epidemic in Réunion started late this year. Unlike in previous years, no epidemic wave was observed earlier in the year. The proportion of...

Epidemiological Situation Dengue virus circulation in Réunion continues in the western and southern municipalities. With the flu season beginning in Réunion, healthcare professionals...

Key Points Asthma Very sharp increases in the number of SOS Médecins consultations and emergency room visits among children under 15 and adults aged 15–75, as is typically observed in...