Background - Since measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination coverage in France was deemed insufficient, the MMR vaccination policy was revised in 2005 to maintain a high level of...

Chickenpox is a highly contagious viral disease that most commonly occurs during childhood. Although the disease is usually mild, secondary skin, neurological, or pulmonary infections...

In Europe, as hygiene conditions have improved, the incidence rate of hepatitis A has declined over the past few decades. This decline is confirmed in France by seroprevalence surveys...

A pilot surveillance program for hepatitis A was launched in 1999 by the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS) in collaboration with the Departmental Directorates of...

This article presents a summary of data on outbreaks of foodborne illness reported in France between 1996 and 2005. During this period, 5,847 foodborne illness outbreaks were reported,...

Introduction - As part of the first national program to combat hepatitis C (1999), the InVS established a hepatitis C surveillance system through reference centers. This article...

In 2001, health authorities made it mandatory to report rare or serious healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in order to detect them early and facilitate their control. We describe...

This article summarizes seasonal influenza activity in metropolitan France for the 2005–2006 season. Methodology - The article is based on community data provided by the Sentinelles...

This article summarizes the objectives of a study that tracked changes in the workload of healthcare workers in several major cities (Paris, Marseille, Toulouse, Nice, Bordeaux, and...