Tiger mosquito: a new study reveals that it can transmit the West Nile and Usutu viruses
© Shutterstock / frank60This disturbing discovery was made by researchers from the Institut Pasteur, as part of a mosquito monitoring ...
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In the West we get together, in the East we get married!
© iStockWhile 30.5 million French people lived in a relationship with in 2016, 72% were married, 7% in a PACS ...
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West Nile virus (or West Nile virus): transmission, symptoms and treatments
© ShutterstockThe West Nile virus (which is rather called "virus du Nile Occidental" in French) is not rare: experts believe ...
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Chikungunya in the West Indies: treatment 100% covered by Health Insurance
© iStockWith more than 90,000 cases of chikungunya recorded since December 2013 in the West Indies and Guyana and six ...
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20 people infected with West Nile Virus in Paca
© Getty picturesthe west nile virus "circulates" in the south of France. Since July 7, 2018, twenty cases of infection ...
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West Nile virus: a human case detected in Nîmes
© ThinkstockThe Regional Health Agencies (ARS) from Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence-Alpes-Côte-D'azur reported in a press release that a person carrying the ...
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First cases of chikungunya in the West Indies
© iStockPhotoChikungunya is a virus transmitted by a mosquito called Aedes albopictus by scientists, but more commonly known as the ...
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Ebola: in 15 days deaths have increased by 60% in West Africa
© iStockIt's'epidemic worst in West Africa's history. Since January, Ebola hemorrhagic fever has caused 337 deaths, mainly in Guinea, the ...
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Three people infected with the West Nile virus in Nice
© Getty ImagesIn one Press release published this Thursday, August 9, 2018, the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regional Health Agency (ARS) reveals ...
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After Ebola, maternal mortality risks exploding in West Africa
© iStockWhile the Ebola hemorrhagic fever epidemic appears to be calming down in West Africa, the virus is leaving behind ...
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Ebola: three vaccines being tested in West Africa
© iStockPhotosThere is currently no approved vaccine to prevent Ebola fever, although some vaccines have reached late stages of development. ...
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A case of West Nile virus in Nice
© istockDisappeared since 1995, is the West Nile virus making a comeback? The question arises after a case has been ...
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West Africa finally free from Ebola
© iStockPhotosAfter Sierra Leone in November and Guinea in December, it is Liberia's turn to be declared free from active ...
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Insecticides: the West Indies contaminated with chlordecone for several hundred years
© GettyImageUntil 1993, chlordecone, an insecticide that eradicates the banana weevil, was used in banana plantations in Guadeloupe and Martinique. ...
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5 questions about the West Nile virus
How Dangerous Is West Nile Virus? The West Nile virus has appeared in the Netherlands since this summer. It is ...
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West more affected by food allergies
September 16, 2019 In the West, children are much more likely to develop food allergies. Investigations into the deaths of ...
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Guyana: pregnant women forced to go to the West Indies
© IstockSince the end of June 2017, five pregnant women and four adults premature hospital in Cayenne, Guyana, were evacuated ...
Read moreIn the West we get together, in the East we get married!
© iStockWhile 30.5 million French people lived in a relationship with in 2016, 72% were married, 7% in a civil ...
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Fertility: the quality of sperm is declining, especially in the South West
© iStockPhotoIn a study conducted jointly by researchers from the Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS) and the National Institute ...
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To deal with the 4th wave of Covid, 240 caregivers are leaving to reinforce the West Indies
Hundreds of caregivers from the metropolis will leave tomorrow evening to help ultra marine hospitals. Illustrative image The West Indies ...
Read moreAsthma on the rise across the West will affect 1 in 14 Americans in 2020
May 25, 2000 - According to a report by the Pew Commission on Environmental Health, an organization attached to the ...
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