Introduction: Heart failure is a condition that accounts for numerous hospitalizations in Western countries and has a very high mortality rate. The objective of this study was to...

During the summer of 2014, all the conditions were in place for local transmission of the chikungunya virus in certain departments in southern France: a competent vector, Aedes...

Introduction and Objectives: In light of the expanded marketing authorization for the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13): 1) To study the incidence and trends of invasive...

Introduction and Objectives: Brucellosis has been a notifiable disease since 1952. The objective is to monitor trends in the disease and to detect clusters of cases and unusual events....

Introduction and Objectives: The Bexsero® vaccine received European marketing authorization in early 2013 for the prevention of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) type B. The High...

Introduction and Objectives: Among invasive meningococcal infections (IMI), serogroup B is the predominant cause in France, and certain clones can lead to prolonged outbreaks. An...

Introduction and Objectives: Surveillance of Chlamydia trachomatis anorectal infections through a network of clinicians and laboratory professionals in France. Materials and Methods:...

Human listeriosis is a rare foodborne infection caused by the ingestion of food contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. This bacterium is widespread in the environment...

Introduction: High blood pressure is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and a key public health concern. In Quebec, several data sources are available to assess its...

Medical-administrative databases (BMA) are one of the tools used for the epidemiological surveillance of chronic respiratory diseases in France. Data on hospital morbidity are provided...