Key Points

Extreme Heat, Heat Wave 

• The second heatwave of the summer for the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (PACA) region began on July 5, when Météo France issued an orange heatwave alert for the Vaucluse department, followed by the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department on July 7.
• As of July 14, Météo France had placed all departments in the region under an orange heat wave alert, with the exception of the Alpes-Maritimes (yellow).

Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika

• Since the start of enhanced surveillance (May 1), 38 imported cases have been identified in the region: 12 cases of chikungunya and 26 cases of dengue (an increase of 1 chikungunya case compared to the previous week).
• No locally acquired cases have been detected in mainland France.

West Nile virus infections

• No locally acquired cases have been detected in mainland France since the start of enhanced surveillance (May 1).

Pollen and Allergies

• In week 28, pollen exposure is at a low level in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (PACA) region. Allergy-related activity at SOS Médecins is down slightly. Given the downward trend in both environmental and health indicators over the past several weeks, these indicators will no longer be published starting next week.