Flu, Bronchiolitis: winter epidemics are spreading in France
While bronchiolitis remains very present in France at the beginning of December, several metropolitan regions are also facing a flu ...
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Flu: the epidemic takes hold in Île-de-France
The flu virus is circulating more and more in France: Île-de-France is the first region to enter the epidemic phase ...
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Bronchiolitis: the virus is progressing in many French regions
Bronchiolitis is progressing in France: two regions are now at epidemic alert level and seven are at pre-epidemic level. THE ...
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Whooping cough: a new nasal vaccine looks promising
A new nasal vaccine could not only protect against whooping cough, but also significantly reduce the spread of the bacteria ...
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Dengue: Guadeloupe enters epidemic phase
The epidemic of dengue fever, an infectious disease transmitted by mosquitoes, has been officially declared in Guadeloupe, which expects an ...
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Bronchiolitis: the infection arrives in the North
The bronchiolitis epidemic is spreading further, with Hauts-de-France moving into pre-epidemic mode. THE ESSENTIAL Bronchiolitis is increasing in towns and ...
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WHO identifies 17 pathogens for which new vaccines are ‘necessary’
The international health authority names 17 bacteria, viruses and parasites that regularly cause illness in populations as top priorities for ...
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Bronchiolitis: the epidemic arrives in 3 French regions
The bronchiolitis epidemic, whose favorite victims are babies, has just arrived in mainland France as well as in Guadeloupe and ...
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Mpox: a first case of the new variant identified in Germany
A first case of mpox with the new clade 1b variant, the virus responsible for the epidemic in the DRC, ...
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Dengue, Zika, Chikungunya: “There is a high risk of epidemics linked to the tiger mosquito in France”
2 thirds (61%) of French people consider this danger to be greater than 10 years ago. THE ESSENTIAL The French ...
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Whooping cough: the epidemic continues in France
Potentially fatal, whooping cough is a respiratory disease caused by bacteria. THE ESSENTIAL Whooping cough is a serious and potentially ...
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Dengue, Chikungunya, Zika: a high risk of epidemic within 5 years
Given the spread of the tiger mosquito in mainland France, the probability of these epidemics occurring is quite high in ...
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Mpox: “Anticipating what could happen to us in the months and years to come”
Is the Mpox epidemic, the virus responsible for monkeypox that is developing in Africa, a public health threat in our ...
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Mpox: where are we in France?
According to a report by Public Health France, 143 cases of monkeypox have been recorded in France since the beginning ...
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Mpox: UNICEF mobilizes vaccines to stop the crisis in Africa
Faced with the resurgence of Mpox in Africa, particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo, UNICEF has launched an emergency ...
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Rapid mutations of Mpox: towards a more virulent virus?
The Mpox virus is now causing increasing concern due to its rapid mutations. As the world attempts to recover from ...
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WHO launches urgent appeal for funding to fight global mpox epidemic
Following the declaration of a global emergency, WHO is requesting $87.4 million to curb the mpox epidemic. THE ESSENTIAL Since ...
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Monkeypox: Mpox “is not the new Covid-19”
According to the WHO, the Mpox epidemic is not comparable to that of the coronavirus because of the wealth of ...
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Enteroviruses: climate change could exacerbate epidemics
Future enterovirus outbreaks could be driven by climate change. THE ESSENTIAL Enteroviruses are small RNA viruses that replicate in the ...
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Monkeypox: WHO convenes emergency committee to address virus spread
Due to an outbreak of Mpox cases in several African countries, the WHO emergency committee on the disease will meet ...
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Monkeypox: WHO considers triggering maximum alert
The World Health Organization (WHO) may reclassify the monkeypox outbreak, currently underway in several African countries, as an international public ...
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Chandipura: What is this virus that is hitting India like never before in 20 years?
The Chandipura virus, which causes encephalitis, has killed at least 38 people in the country since June, making it the ...
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Whooping cough: 20 children have died since the beginning of the year in France
On July 29, Public Health France provided an update on the whooping cough epidemic, the bacteria of which has been ...
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Bubonic plague was prevalent long before the Middle Ages
Researchers have found traces of plague dating back more than 4,900 years. THE ESSENTIAL The plague ravaged Europe in the ...
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Parvovirus B19: One year later, where are we? Everything parents need to know
One year after the start of an epidemic of exceptional magnitude, parvovirus B19 continues to circulate in France. This viral ...
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Whooping cough: two babies died at Rouen hospital
In Normandy, two babies aged just one month recently died of whooping cough, a highly contagious respiratory infection, at the ...
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Covid-19: still 1,700 deaths recorded per week by the WHO
The World Health Organization reports that the coronavirus is still killing about 1,700 people per week worldwide. THE ESSENTIAL According ...
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Parvovirus B19 infections: the peak of the epidemic seems to have been reached
After a resurgence in cases of the “fifth disease” and the death of five infants since the beginning of the ...
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Whooping cough: cases have increased 11-fold since the start of the year
The whooping cough epidemic has intensified and nearly 6,000 cases have been recorded in the first 5 months of the ...
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Whooping cough: 17 deaths in France since the start of the year
In France, 17 people have died of whooping cough since the beginning of the year. THE ESSENTIAL Whooping cough is ...
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