Headlines - Health and Economic Impact of Urban Air Pollution Nine French cities participated in the European Aphekom project, which assessed the health and economic impact of urban air...

Headlines - Health Impact of Emergency Evacuation of Elderly Residents in Care Facilities. Although frequently discussed or suspected, the health impact on elderly people living in...

Key Findings Following the heat wave from August 16 to 22, no major health impacts were observed, and monitoring of mortality data did not reveal any unusual events. According to data...

Key Points Regional Alert: Heatwave Plan: Summer monitoring under the 2012 National Heatwave Plan concluded on August 31. National alerts: Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome: vigilance...

Situation in Rhône-Alpes Acute Diarrhea: The incidence rate of acute diarrhea reported by the Sentinelles network was 138 per 100,000 inhabitants in week 35 and decreased to 78 per...

Dengue activity was relatively low during the months of June through August. During this period, the number of clinically suspected dengue cases and the number of laboratory-confirmed...

Summary In week 36, monitoring of health indicators did not reveal any notable events.

Key Findings Following an increase in the number of diagnoses of dehydration, hyponatremia, hyperthermia, and heatstroke observed in emergency departments during weeks 33 and 34, a...

News as of September 12, 2012 Health Effects of Urban Air Pollution in France: Report Published on the 9 French Cities That Participated in the Aphekom Study Nine French cities...

Highlights from the Midi-Pyrénées Region