Introduction and Objectives: The Bexsero® vaccine received European marketing authorization in early 2013 for the prevention of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) type B. The High...

Introduction and Objectives: Among invasive meningococcal infections (IMI), serogroup B is the predominant cause in France, and certain clones can lead to prolonged outbreaks. An...

Introduction and Objectives: Surveillance of Chlamydia trachomatis anorectal infections through a network of clinicians and laboratory professionals in France. Materials and Methods:...

Human listeriosis is a rare foodborne infection caused by the ingestion of food contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. This bacterium is widespread in the environment...

Introduction: High blood pressure is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and a key public health concern. In Quebec, several data sources are available to assess its...

Medical-administrative databases (BMA) are one of the tools used for the epidemiological surveillance of chronic respiratory diseases in France. Data on hospital morbidity are provided...

In Quebec, the surveillance of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a public health priority. Based on a conceptual framework, the "respiratory diseases"...

Salmonella transmission via reptiles has been reported in many countries, most commonly among children. To describe cases of reptile-transmitted Salmonella infections in young children...

Contact with animals, particularly reptiles, is a known source of Salmonella transmission. Cases of Salmonella infections transmitted by pet reptiles have been reported in the...

Introduction: The National Surveillance Network for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (RNS-CJD) is a national, multidisciplinary organization. Its objective is to detect all cases of human...