Influenza surveillance by the National Influenza Virus Reference Centers (CNR) has addressed various objectives depending on the epidemiological context. Initially, the CNRs established...

Introduction - Influenza surveillance is a major public health issue because it can have a significant impact on the population. In France, this surveillance is based on the Sentinelles...

At the request of the Directorate General for Health, the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance has on several occasions produced estimates of the potential impact of an...

Background - Pertussis in infants remains a problem in France, where vaccination recommendations—particularly those targeting parents—are rarely followed. Objectives and methods - In...

Introduction - Following the emergence of the 2009 influenza A(H1N1) virus, an alert and surveillance system was established by the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance...

A national surveillance system for chronic hepatitis B was established in 2008, in collaboration with reference centers (university hospital hepatology departments), to describe the...

In France, vaccination against the hepatitis B virus (HBV) is recommended for all infants, following a 3-dose schedule. Vaccination coverage among infants is estimated based on...

The Act of August 9, 2004, on public health policy, which established the High Council for Public Health (HCSP), states that "vaccination policy is developed by the Minister of Health,...

Objectives: Fifteen to 20 cases of tetanus are reported annually in France. The latest data showed that only 62% of adults were up to date with this vaccination. We investigated the...