Key Points In 2023, 78,047 deaths were recorded among residents of Île-de-France, representing a standardized annual rate of 686 per 100,000 inhabitants. A decrease of 4,387 deaths...

When a new strain of influenza virus that can infect humans emerges, a flu pandemic occurs. In France, surveillance measures are in place for avian influenza.

Avian influenza is a viral zoonosis. Currently, more than a dozen types of avian or swine influenza A viruses can infect humans.

Santé publique France has appointed Dr. Hervé Maisonneuve as an external advisor on scientific integrity for a three-year term (2026–2029) to ensure compliance with ethical principles...

Since 2004, France has developed a national plan to anticipate and prevent the health impacts of heat waves (known as the “National Heat Wave Plan” until 2021) as well as a plan to...

The PRIMO initiative aims to monitor and prevent antibiotic resistance and healthcare-associated infections in community care settings and the medical-social sector. The 2024 national...

Key Points Bronchiolitis in children under 1 year of age Declining in emergency departments and community settings Flu-like symptoms Stable in emergency departments and in community...

Key Points Influenza and Flu-Like Illness End of the flu epidemic in the Pays de la Loire region since S09. Bronchiolitis in children under 1 year of age End of the bronchiolitis...

Key Points Acute respiratory infections Low and stable activity in hospital emergency departments and at SOS Médecins Bronchiolitis ( 1 year) Outside of an epidemic. Moderate and rising...