News as of July 5, 2012 The Aquitaine Regional Health Agency (Cire Aquitaine) and the Bordeaux Poison Control and Toxicovigilance Center (CAPTV), in collaboration with the Aquitaine...

Headlines - Hantavirus Surveillance In an article published in the May 24, 2012, issue of the Eurosurveillance bulletin, Germany reported an unprecedented number of hantavirus infection...

Key Findings An increase in the number of allergy diagnoses was observed in week 26 by the SOS Médecins association in Strasbourg. This trend is not evident for the association in...

Situation in Rhône-Alpes Chickenpox: The Sentinelles network reports a national incidence of 42 and 46 cases per 100,000 inhabitants for weeks 25 (June 18–24, 2012) and 26 (June...

Key Findings A slight increase in the number of asthma diagnoses was observed in week 26 in emergency departments across Lorraine. Data from the National Aerobiological Surveillance...

Summary: Cluster of leptospirosis cases among participants in canyoning activities in Martinique, 2011 Review of the 2011–2012 flu season in the French West Indies: Guadeloupe,...

Summary In week 26, no notable public health events were reported in the region.

Activity at SOS Médecins clinics remained stable nationwide over the past week across all age groups, at a level comparable to that of the same period in 2011. Diagnoses of asthma...