France has recently been affected by a measles outbreak involving healthcare professionals. In 2013, a cross-sectional study was conducted among medical and pharmacy residents at the...

Introduction: In 2007, the mandatory BCG vaccination requirement was suspended and replaced by a recommendation to vaccinate children at high risk of tuberculosis. Since then, it has no...

Introduction: More than half (56%) of tuberculosis cases reported in France involve people born abroad. Our study evaluated screening for active tuberculosis (ATB) among migrants in...

In March 2013, a resident of the town of Pierrefeu-du-Var (Var department) expressed concern about the occurrence of cancer cases in her family and in her town. She also voiced concerns...

Introduction: A sedentary lifestyle is becoming a major societal issue. Against a backdrop of increasing inactivity, physical fitness is now a key determinant of health as well as a...

On July 28, 2009, a cluster of influenza cases at a vacation center in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence region was reported to the InVS regional office in the South. An epidemiological and...

In May 2007, several cases of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) were reported among residents and staff at a nursing home for dependent elderly individuals (Ehpad) to the health authorities in...

Martinique and Guadeloupe continue to suffer from environmental pollution caused by chlordecone, an organochlorine insecticide used in banana plantations from 1973 to 1993. The...

The assessment of vaccination coverage at the regional level needs to be improved. The feasibility of routinely estimating vaccination coverage at 24 months of age in the Midi-Pyrénées...