The incidence rate of tuberculosis appears to have stabilized in 1994, but given the imperfect quality of mandatory reporting and the significant annual variations observed at the...

In March 2011, a seroprevalence study of leptospirosis in humans was conducted in Mayotte to obtain reliable population-based estimates of the prevalence of this infection on the island...

Leprosy affects Africa and several islands in the Indian Ocean where it is endemic, such as Mayotte. An analysis of data collected between 2006 and 2011 describes the progression of the...

Introduction: On January 18, 2011, a pediatrician at the Gabriel Martin Hospital Center (CHGM) reported to the Indian Ocean Health Agency (ARS-OI) an unusually high number of...

The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) is an intergovernmental organization comprising five member states: the Union of the Comoros, France (Réunion), Madagascar, Mauritius, and the...

Since 1953, leptospirosis has been recognized as a public health problem in Réunion. In 2004, a dedicated surveillance system was established, involving the systematic reporting of cases...

The first cases of leptospirosis in the Comoros archipelago and Mayotte were reported in the early 1980s. From 1998 to 2008, an average of about 20 cases per year were reported for...

Leptospirosis is a major public health problem in the islands of the Indian Ocean. Recent studies have revealed distinct transmission cycles across the various islands in the region,...

Around the world, efforts to combat dengue fever, while achieving some success, face the challenge of reaching communities so that they adopt the most effective preventive measures,...