Key Points In Week 35 (August 30–September 5, 2021), total activity at SOS Médecins clinics increased among children (+12%, or 1,407 procedures), remained stable among those aged 15–74,...

Key Points In Week 35 (August 30–September 5, 2021), emergency department visits and subsequent hospitalizations remained stable across all age groups. Visits for suspected COVID-19...

Key Findings In emergency departments, visits for anxiety disorders and, to a lesser extent, for mood disorders were on the rise among children. For all indicators, with the exception...

Key Points Every year, during the two weeks following the start of the school year, there is a spike in emergency care visits for asthma among children under 15. In mainland France, the...

Key points In Nouvelle-Aquitaine: From May 1 to September 3, 2021, out of 23 reported cases, 20 were confirmed, all of which were imported: 19 imported cases of dengue (16 of whom had...

Key Points An epidemic wave of greater scale and intensity than in previous years: Greater health impact Increased severity Single circulating serotype = DENV 1

Key Points Arboviral diseases (Chikungunya, dengue, and Zika): Enhanced surveillance in place since May 1 Heat waves and extreme heat: specific surveillance in place since June 1

Summary Since 2004, when it was first identified in the Alpes-Maritimes department, the “tiger” mosquito Aedes albopictus—a vector capable of transmitting the dengue, chikungunya, and...

Cadmium is a cumulative toxin, and the risk of adverse effects is linked to the cumulative dose over time. It is widely present in our environment (soil, air, water) due to its natural...