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Legionnaires' disease in France: 2026 cases and outbreak reports

Reported legionnaires' disease surveillance for France (FRA) — ≈ Stable · 2025 — latest record 2026-10-14

What the 2026 data shows

No legionnaires' disease case count has been reported for France so far in 2026. The full year 2025 closed at 1,919 cases. 2025 closed 6% below the 2023–2024 average, which is why the trend reads “≈ Stable”.

ENCLAI has logged 159 surveillance records for legionnaires' disease in France in 2026, with the most detailed reporting in Oct 2026 (66 records). 66 of those arrived in the last 30 days. 2 distinct surveillance sources reported this pair in 2026.

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Surveillance summary

2026 cases (YTD)
not reported
2025 cases (full year)
1,919
Baseline avg (3yr)
N/A
Trend (2025)
≈ Stable · 2025
-6% vs 2023–2024 average

Reported cases by year, France

YearReported casesShare of worldwide reports
2023 2,172 49.1%
2024 1,923 29.1%
2025 1,919 21.4%
2026 (year to date) not reported —

Reporting bounds and case definitions vary; historical baselines are a separate comparison measure. Worldwide share compares this country's reported figure with the sum of all countries reporting legionnaires' disease to ENCLAI for that year. "Incomplete year" means our sources cover less than ten months of that year, so no full-year figure is shown; "outbreak total to date" is a running total since an outbreak began, not a count for one year.

Surveillance records logged in 2026

MonthRecordsReporting sources
Apr 2026521
May 2026272
Sep 2026142
Oct 2026662

A record is one dated surveillance publication or one row of an official table; a month with many records is a month with detailed reporting, not necessarily more cases. 66 records were logged in the last 30 days.

Sub-national reporting, 2026

Areas within France with the most legionnaires' disease records this year:

AreaRecords
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes11
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté11
Brittany11
Centre-Val de Loire11
Corsica11

Legionnaires' disease in other countries, 2026

Country2026 casesTrend
Germany 2,429 ▲ Rising · 2025
Spain 1,219 ≈ Stable · 2025
Taiwan 573 ▲ Rising · 2025
Poland 428 ≈ Stable · 2025
Hong Kong 153

Other diseases reported in France, 2026

Disease2026 casesTrend
Seasonal influenza 15,360 ▲ Rising · 2025
COVID-19 9,144 ▼ Declining · 2025
Respiratory syncytial virus infection 6,456 ≈ Stable · 2025
Dengue fever 485 ▼ Declining · 2025
Chikungunya fever 222 ▲ Rising · 2025

Questions about this page

How many legionnaires' disease cases has France reported in 2026?
No legionnaires' disease case count has been reported for France so far in 2026. The full year 2025 closed at 1,919 cases. 2025 closed 6% below the 2023–2024 average, which is why the trend reads “≈ Stable”.
Is legionnaires' disease rising or falling in France?
ENCLAI's trend reading for legionnaires' disease in France is “≈ Stable · 2025”: the latest complete year is compared with the earlier baseline from the reported counts; the current year is not judged until it closes.

About this data

Figures are reported case counts as published by the originating health authorities, compiled by ENCLAI from 444 verified surveillance sources. France figures reflect the reporting available to ENCLAI; reporting periods and case definitions differ between sources, and a missing report does not establish zero cases. ENCLAI holds legionnaires' disease records for France dated from 2020. How we verify and update data: methodology & Trust Center · understanding case counts.

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