In response to the resurgence of measles cases that began in the spring of 2008 and continued into 2009, a retrospective questionnaire-based survey was conducted among all Departmental...

Objective - To characterize cases of hepatitis E in France from 2006 to 2008 by comparing clinical and epidemiological data with those from 2002 to 2004. Method - Based on cases of...

In recent years, surveillance of Legionnaires' disease has improved significantly in France, and recent data have shown a decline in incidence. In 2008, 1,244 cases were reported in...

In France, a national prevalence survey (ENP) of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) has been conducted every five years since 1996. It is organized by the Network for Alert,...

Objectives—To establish French reference values for quality of life (QoL) among people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes who are receiving treatment, and to compare these QoL levels by...

Introduction - This article reviews the seasonal influenza surveillance conducted by the Military Influenza Surveillance System (Smog), which was integrated into the Regional Influenza...

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...

This article presents the survey conducted among departmental councils to assess practices regarding the diagnosis and screening of Chlamydia trachomatis infections in venereal disease...

Chlamydia trachomatis infection is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection in women. Although it is usually asymptomatic, if left untreated, it can lead to serious...

In order to genotype strains of Chlamydia trachomatis identified in cases of urogenital infections in France and to study their antibiotic susceptibility, a study was conducted by the...