Two outbreaks of collective clinical symptoms occurred in January 2008 and November 2008 at a call center in Raon l'Étape (Vosges) and at an adjacent middle school. A descriptive study...

In early 2017, the regional office of Santé publique France was called upon to investigate an unexplained mass illness involving recurring symptoms among employees of a government...

The summer of 2023 was marked by four heat waves, which affected 73% of the French population. Monitoring of this summer—which Météo France has identified as the fourth hottest since the...

Key Points The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region is the only region affected by all four heat waves. During these heat waves, biometeorological alert thresholds were exceeded in all 12...

Key Points The Normandy region experienced a heat wave in early September. During this heat wave, biometeorological alert thresholds were exceeded in 2 of the 5 departments. A...

Key Points The Hauts-de-France region experienced an initial heat wave that lasted for much of June 2023, though heat wave alert thresholds were not exceeded. A second episode occurred...

Key Points The Centre-Val de Loire region experienced two heat waves, the first occurring during the second half of August and the second during the first half of September 2023. During...

Key Points The Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region experienced two heat waves, the first occurring during the first half of July and the second during the second half of August 2023. During...

Key points According to Météo-France, the summer of 2023 was the fourth hottest summer recorded in France since the beginning of the 20th century. The 2023 summer monitoring period was...

Key Points The Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region was affected by the first three heat waves, observed in July and August 2023. Exceedances of biometeorological alert thresholds were...