In France, published prevalence estimates for pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) and/or autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are rare and limited to data collected by the two French...

Introduction - Valvular heart disease is a common cardiac condition that may present with very few or no symptoms for a long time, but can also lead to serious cardiovascular...

Introduction - In France, the incidence of hospitalizations for valvular heart disease is on the rise. The objective of this study was to estimate mortality due to valvular heart disease...

Background Enteroviruses (EV) are found worldwide. In temperate regions such as France, an increase in enterovirus infections is observed every year during the summer and fall. This...

Santé publique France is releasing a report today on health issues related to aging, particularly the growing burden of chronic diseases.

Key Points Continued increase in emergency room visits and hospitalizations for bronchiolitis among children under 2 years of age in mainland France, at very high levels exceeding...

Key points In mainland France: Early increase in flu indicators Brittany and Normandy have entered the epidemic phase In the pre-epidemic phase: transition to S47 in...

Key points HIV/AIDS In 2021, the incidence rate, at 165 (141–188) per million inhabitants, should be interpreted with caution due to the very wide confidence interval Chlamydia...

Key points HIV/AIDS Following the 2020 pandemic, reporting levels in Normandy are lower than those observed before the health crisis. Testing activity has picked up again, and the rate...

Key points HIV/AIDS The increase in participation rates in LaboVIH continues (98%), although the completeness of data reporting has stabilized at 60% and reports covering both...