Introduction - The RésIST network brings together clinicians who volunteer to report cases of syphilis, gonorrhea, and anogenital lymphogranuloma to the French Institute for Public...

In long-term care facilities for the elderly (Ehpa), a large number of cases and deaths due to acute respiratory infections (ARI) could be prevented through effective measures. For the...

The purpose of this article is to describe the role of surveillance in the policy for combating healthcare-associated infections at the Mulhouse Hospital Center. Initially organized by...

Objectives - On Saturday, February 20, 2010, firefighters in the Hérault department reported to the Hérault Territorial Delegation of the Regional Health Agency (DT34-ARS) that...

Data from the OSCOUR® network (Organization for Coordinated Emergency Monitoring) are used by Santé publique France as part of the Heat Wave and Health Alert System (SACS) to estimate...

Introduction: Increases in asthma attacks have been sporadically reported during periods of high pollen counts, particularly following thunderstorms. These phenomena are poorly...

Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease affecting humans in the temperate zones of the Northern Hemisphere. The bacteria responsible belong to the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu...

Introduction: The prevalence of tick-borne diseases is poorly understood in Franche-Comté. The primary objective of this first regional study was to estimate the incidence of Lyme...

Introduction: The chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an arbovirus that is endemic and epidemic in the intertropical zone. It is transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus Aedes, such as Ae....

Introduction: In 2010, a surveillance and reporting system for outbreaks of acute respiratory infections (ARI) was proposed to all nursing homes (Ehpad) in the Pays de la Loire region to...