Key PointsIn Week 25 (June 15–21, 2026), the number of emergency department visits and hospitalizations following those visits increased among children under 2 years of age (up 7%, or...

Key PointsAt the national level, following an increase in the number of deaths from all causes reported by INSEE—which reached the upper limit of the usual fluctuation range in...

Key PointsA widespread and very intense heat wave has been affecting mainland France since June 16. The first orange heat wave alert was issued by Météo France on June 18. Since then,...

Launched in 2024 by Santé publique France as part of the Chlordecone Strategy, the Kannari 2 study—10 years after Kannari 1—provides a new estimate of chlordecone exposure among adults...

Key Points Chikungunya, Dengue, and ZikaIndigenous Cases No locally acquired cases have been identified in mainland France.Imported cases From May 1, when enhanced surveillance began,...

In late 2023, Santé publique France conducted an epidemiological study on the health and quality of life of residents living near the Lacq industrial complex, as a follow-up to the work...

Météo-France has issued an orange heat wave alert for several departments in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region (Alpes-Maritimes, Bouches-du-Rhône, Var, and Vaucluse) effective this...

Key PointsBetween May 1 and November 30, 2025, 153 cases of arboviral diseases were reported in the region, all of which were imported: 73 cases of chikungunya, 79 cases of dengue, and 1...

Available on the Alcool-info-service.fr website, the alcohol meter allows users to assess their alcohol consumption and receive a personalized report. Santé publique France is releasing...

The Directorate for Research, Studies, Evaluation, and Statistics (Drees), Inserm, through its Center for Epidemiology on Medical Causes of Death (CépiDc-Inserm), and Santé publique...