In the late 1980s, Europe saw a halt in the steady decline in tuberculosis incidence. In Western Europe, this trend was linked to increased migration from countries with high endemicity...

In France, tuberculosis has been a reportable disease since 1964. National surveillance makes it possible to track trends in the disease and changes in at-risk groups. At the...

Epidemiological studies of tuberculosis have become increasingly effective thanks to molecular biology techniques capable of identifying the genomic fingerprints of Mycobacterium...

A second-generation software program called "TB INFO" was developed as a follow-up to the first computerized patient monitoring system for patients undergoing tuberculosis treatment,...

Since 1976, epidemiological surveillance of rubella infections acquired during pregnancy and congenital rubella syndrome in France has been based on a network of laboratories: the...

Pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory disease. Its severity stems from its bronchopulmonary complications and high mortality rate among infants. The introduction of the whole-cell...

This article describes the procedures and quality of the tetanus surveillance system, as well as the incidence of tetanus cases in France in 1998 and 1999. Mandatory reporting makes it...

Tuberculosis remains a significant public health issue; according to WHO estimates, nearly 8 million people contract tuberculosis each year, and 2 million die from the disease. More than...

Systemic meningococcal infection (meningococcal meningitis or meningococcemia) is a rare disease in France that primarily affects children; its severity lies in the fact that it is fatal...

The success of the global eradication of smallpox, certified in 1980, encouraged the World Health Organization to launch the Global Polio Eradication Initiative in 1988. At that time,...