Antibiotic use has been monitored since 2008 by participating healthcare facilities (HCFs) as part of the national ATB-Raisin network. The data collected annually cover the type of HC,...

Introduction - In late December 2009, we studied individual acceptance of the pandemic vaccine against the new influenza A(H1N1)2009 virus, as well as the factors influencing this...

In February 2011, against a backdrop of very high incidence rates of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae) and the emergence...

In Europe, the prevention of foodborne illnesses caused by Salmonella relies primarily on a "veterinary public health" policy. Thus, starting at the very beginning of the food chain,...

Shellfish filter large volumes of water to meet their nutritional needs, thereby ingesting phytoplankton, but they also concentrate microorganisms naturally present in the water (vibrio...

Human listeriosis is a bacterial disease transmitted through the consumption of contaminated food. It is a notifiable disease. A standardized dietary questionnaire is completed by the...

Listeria monocytogenes is a ubiquitous bacterium widely found in the environment; it is transmitted to humans through the ingestion of contaminated food and causes rare but serious cases...

In response to the growing number of foodborne illness outbreaks associated with Bacillus cereus, a phenotypic and genotypic characterization of isolates from suspected food sources was...

Exposure to artificial ultraviolet (UV) radiation has increased in recent years in Europe. However, in France, there is little information available on the population’s exposure. This...