Santé publique France has released the 2018 edition of its new bilingual health booklets, available in 15 languages. Developed in collaboration with the Committee for the Health of Exiles (Comede)...

Transverse agenesis of the upper limbs: Santé publique France is continuing its investigation and has so far identified 11 additional suspected cases in the Ain department between 2000 and 2014

In three regions of the country, Santé publique France received reports of "clusters" of congenital malformations, raising suspicions of a possible common cause. These clusters were investigated...

Heat- and cold-related mortality in 18 French cities

Chlordecone, a pesticide that is toxic to humans and causes long-term water and soil contamination, was used in banana plantations in the French West Indies from 1972 to 1993. Since 2004, and...

Santé publique France and the ASEF (Asia-Europe Foundation) are organizing the annual international seminar "High-level Meeting on Risk Communications for Public Health Emergencies" on October 10...

Public Health France and the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regional Health Agency (ARS) identified an increased incidence of invasive meningococcal W infections in the Dijon and Genlis areas during the...

The summer of 2018 was marked by a heat wave that lasted from July 24 to August 8. At the height of this heat wave, on August 6, 67 departments were under an orange alert, and 18 under a yellow...

A dengue outbreak is currently affecting western and southern Réunion. Following an unusual circulation of the virus during the 2017 southern hemisphere winter, the number of dengue cases has...

Measles is currently affecting several regions in France, and the rapid increase in the number of cases since the beginning of the year raises concerns about a new major outbreak across the...

Santé publique France has released the fourth set of results from the 2018 NOYADES survey and is reiterating the recommended preventive measures.

A dengue outbreak is currently affecting western and southern Réunion. Following an unusual circulation of the virus during the 2017 southern hemisphere winter, the number of dengue cases has...