The Strasbourg International Vaccination and Travel Advisory Center sees approximately 7,000 people each year, 4,500 of whom come for a yellow fever vaccination. During a consultation,...

This article presents an epidemiological and virological overview of influenza activity in mainland France during the 2007–2008 season. Methods - The article is based on community-based...

Introduction - In 2001, there were no data on mortality related to HCV and HBV in metropolitan France. The Center for Epidemiology of Medical Causes of Death (CépiDc-Inserm) initiated a...

The results presented here pertain to cases of active tuberculosis reported in France during 2006 under mandatory reporting requirements. In 2006, the number of reported cases of active...

Introduction. Since 1995, no data on the prevalence of tuberculosis in prisons have been published in France, and no evaluation of systematic screening upon admission has been conducted....

For more than 20 years, the annual incidence rate of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in France has ranged from 1 to 2 cases per 105 inhabitants. It increased between 1996 and 2003...

Introduction. Since March 2003, surveillance of acute hepatitis B virus infections has been based on mandatory case reporting. Here we present the results of this surveillance from 2004...

With the threat of an influenza pandemic, preparedness efforts have intensified worldwide, and several teams have modeled the impact of control measures on an influenza pandemic. We...

Introduction: Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) are the leading cause of infectious mortality in nursing homes for the elderly (Ehpad). The primary objective of reporting LRTI...