Introduction - Heat waves often have significant health consequences. Prevention plans are developed to mitigate their effects, but no matter how effective they may be, they cannot...

Introduction - In July 2006, France experienced a heat wave that affected many regions across the country. Monitoring its health impact in real time remains difficult and is limited to...

Introduction - A heat wave affected mainland France in July 2006. The warning and response levels of the National Heat Wave Plan were activated in Aquitaine from July 16 to 27. No...

Since 2000, the National Reference Center for Salmonella (CNR-Salm) has been studying antibiotic susceptibility using a representative sample of strains. Surveillance of...

This editorial in the special issue of the BEH reviews the background of the diabetes program launched in 1998 and the creation of a representative national sample of people with...

On August 20, 2003, the Ministry of Health commissioned a study to determine the extent and epidemiological characteristics of the excess mortality associated with the heat wave. This...

This guide is a summary of the report by the French High Council for Public Health on how to respond to one or more cases of whooping cough, which was approved on January 16, 2004. The...

Campylobacter species, particularly Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli, have been identified as the leading cause of intestinal infection in developed countries. These...

This article summarizes self-reported data on alcohol use from the most recent surveys of the general adult and youth populations. It provides a regional breakdown of this use and...