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European Antibiotic Awareness Day: An Overview of Antibiotic Use and Resistance in FranceThe widespread and repeated use of antibiotics leads, over time, to an increase in bacterial resistance that threatens the effectiveness of treatments. On the occasion of European Antibiotic Awareness Day on November 18, 2015, the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS) and the French National Agency for Medicines and Health Products Safety (ANSM) wish to emphasize the need to use antibiotics more appropriately in order to preserve their effectiveness. In this context, they are publishing, for the second consecutive year, an analysis of antibiotic consumption and resistance data in France over a ten-year period (2004–2014) and, for the first time, pharmacovigilance data on the adverse effects of antibiotic classes. In light of these results, the sustained and determined commitment of prescribers, patients, and public authorities remains essential to promote the proper use of antibiotics.

World Diabetes Day – November 14, 2015To mark World Diabetes Day on November 14, the InVS is publishing a special issue of the Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin (BEH) that provides an overview of severe diabetes complications in France and the implementation of recommended tests as part of diabetes monitoring.