Key Points Epidemiological Update as of December 10, 2021 Since October 1, 2021, 12 cases of acute respiratory infection (ARI) have been reported to the ARS Centre-Val de Loire, 6 in...

Key points In week 48, the rapid spread of SARS-CoV-2 continued to accelerate in metropolitan France, with sharp increases in new hospital and intensive care admissions. Metropolitan...

Key Points Participation in the LaboVIH survey and accurate reporting of new HIV diagnoses via e-DO by clinicians and laboratory technicians are essential for producing reliable...

Key Points In Week 48 (November 29–December 5, 2021), emergency department visits and subsequent hospitalizations remained stable across all age groups. The number of visits and...

Key Points In Week 48, the spread of SARS-CoV-2, already very intense in mainland France, continued to increase, with hospitalizations and admissions to intensive care units still...

Key Points The summer of 2021 was marked by a low-intensity heat wave in southeastern France in August and short-lived, localized spikes in June and July. Nine departments were...

Santé publique France has released its annual tuberculosis surveillance data for France. The number of cases reported in 2020 fell by 10%, likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Key Points LaboVIH Testing: The number of HIV serology tests performed in Brittany declined in 2020 and was 1.15 times lower than the national average. Since 2010, the proportion of...

Key Points Total number of cases*: 20,987 Total number of deaths*: 185 Total number of hospitalizations*: 6,461 (including 295 in ICU) Following the surge linked to the arrival of the...

As of 8:00 p.m. on December 5, 2021, 25 confirmed cases of infection with the Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) had been reported in France (source: Ministry of Solidarity and Health).