In France, virological surveillance, including serotyping, is routinely conducted alongside epidemiological surveillance of new HIV diagnoses. The combination of virological and...

Introduction. The 2010 Mortality Survey described the distribution of causes of death in France in 2010 among adults infected with HIV (HIV+) and changes in these patterns since 2000....

In the Île-de-France region, individual boilers are often the cause of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning incidents in homes. The characteristics of these poisoning incidents may vary...

Introduction. Various epidemiological surveillance systems for chikungunya and dengue viruses are in place in metropolitan France, depending on whether or not the Aedes albopictus...

Introduction. Due to the risk of local transmission, imported cases of dengue fever pose a potential public health problem in areas where the Aedes albopictus mosquito is present....

Introduction. For more than twenty-five years, the incidence of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in France has remained at approximately 1 case per 100,000 inhabitants. Recent data...

In France, nearly 23,000 cases of measles and 10 deaths were reported between January 2008 and August 2012. Authorities recommend the administration of polyvalent human immunoglobulin...

Introduction. In addition to traditional data sources that have been used for many years (notably childhood health certificates and school-based surveys), there are new sources that may...

Introduction. Vaccination coverage rates among children and adolescents are routinely estimated using health certificates and school-based surveys. While these data sources provide...