Nationwide, activity at medical associations remained stable over the past week across all age groups, with patient numbers comparable to those in 2011.The gastroenteritis indicator has...

Summary Over the past week in the region: - A decrease in visits for asthma attacks and nasopharyngitis in children.

Three people have died from CO poisoning over the past two weeks in two separate incidents. The first was caused by soot blocking the flue of a boiler’s exhaust vent, while the second...

Resumption of Winter Surveillance As winter approaches, the InVS is resuming its winter epidemiological surveillance, a period marked by several epidemic phenomena (influenza,...

Situation Analysis During the fourth week of September (week 2012-38), the number of bronchiolitis cases seen in private practice exceeded the maximum values expected for the season.It...

Key Points: Surveillance of vector-borne diseases: Over the past 15 days, 5 new reports of suspected cases have been received through the epidemiological surveillance system. To date,...

Situation Analysis During August and September 2012 (weeks 2012-31 through 2012-39), the weekly number of outpatient visits for clinically suspected dengue remained below expected peak...

Resumption of Winter Surveillance As winter approaches, the InVS is resuming its winter epidemiological surveillance, a period marked by several epidemic phenomena (influenza,...

Key points Flu-like syndromes: variable activity—epidemic peak in March. Acute diarrhea: stable activity Asthma cases: low and consistent activity Detection of a major viral...

Since early October (week 40 of 2012), the number of cases suggestive of bronchiolitis seen in private practice has exceeded the expected seasonal peak. This number has been estimated at...