Clostridium difficile is the leading cause of nosocomial infectious diarrhea in adults. In 2006, an outbreak of C. difficile infections linked to a particularly virulent strain, known...

In early October 2010, health authorities were notified to "address the health issues" affecting preschool and elementary school teachers at a private school (fatigue, migraines, ear,...

During the summers of 2009 and 2010, an increase in outbreaks of oak processionary caterpillars was recorded around Lake Der. In 2011, treatment was partially applied around the lake...

An environmental monitoring campaign revealed high concentrations of naturally occurring arsenic (As) in the soils of the Moselle and Madon basin in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department...

On April 6, 2012, 11 children from three different classes at an elementary school in the Nord department experienced mild and transient digestive symptoms (vomiting, abdominal pain,...

On June 15, 2010, the town of Draguignan was hit by heavy rainfall, causing flooding and mudslides. A facility housing elderly residents had to carry out an emergency evacuation and...

Air pollution is a major public health concern, given its significant impact on the population’s health and the fact that it affects everyone. Among the health effects of air...

An Occupational Health Alert Group (GAST) has been established in Lorraine to respond to reports of unusual health incidents occurring in the workplace. (R.A.)

The French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS) is responsible for the national coordination of the surveillance system for notifiable diseases. The objective of this system...

In May 2010, the Nancy Hospital Center reported to the Lorraine-Alsace Regional Health Agency three cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia that had occurred within less than two years...