Introduction. Since 1995, no data on the prevalence of tuberculosis in prisons have been published in France, and no evaluation of systematic screening upon admission has been conducted....

This article is a commentary on the following study: "Association of fine and ultrafine particulate air pollution with stroke mortality in an area of low air pollution levels." Kettunen...

Objectives. To analyze the association between sociodemographic characteristics and participation in colorectal cancer screening using the fecal occult blood test (FOBT). Method. A...

Surveillance of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in intensive care units is a priority, as patients are at increased risk of infection due to their critical condition and the...

Introduction. There is little data on vaccination coverage among adults. The most recent national data on diphtheria/tetanus/polio vaccination date back to 1990. We present an analysis...

The promotion of measles vaccination for infants, introduced in 1983, was accompanied by a sharp decline in the incidence of measles, which has been monitored by the Sentinelles network...

Every year, a winter outbreak of acute viral gastroenteritis (AVG) occurs in France, resulting in 1 to 1.5 million visits to primary care physicians. Clusters of cases occur in group...

For more than 20 years, the annual incidence rate of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in France has ranged from 1 to 2 cases per 105 inhabitants. It increased between 1996 and 2003...

Introduction. Since March 2003, surveillance of acute hepatitis B virus infections has been based on mandatory case reporting. Here we present the results of this surveillance from 2004...