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...

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...

Objective - This article presents hospitalization and mortality rates for asthma and COPD in Réunion and the French West Indies and compares them with those in mainland France. Methods -...

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...

Introduction - During an outbreak in 2008, four healthcare professionals and trainees at the Reims University Hospital were infected with the measles virus; three of them were infected...

Introduction - On February 11, 2008, the reporting of three cases of measles among residents of the Reims metropolitan area triggered an investigation to document the outbreak, assess...

Over the past few decades, the incidence of dengue has risen dramatically in tropical and subtropical regions, particularly in the Americas and the Caribbean. In the French Overseas...

Introduction - Healthcare students must follow the same vaccination recommendations as all healthcare professionals. There are currently no data on vaccination coverage (VC) for this...