Introduction: The Ardennes department has one of the highest annual incidence rates of leptospirosis in metropolitan France. This study, conducted at the request of the Departmental...

In early February 2007, the coordinating physician at a nursing home reported a significant number of flu-like illnesses among residents and staff. An investigation was then conducted to...

Introduction: In early February 2007, the coordinating physician at a nursing home reported a significant number of flu-like illnesses among residents and staff. Methods: A cohort study...

Surveillance data from the 2006–2007 flu season show moderate flu activity in the French West Indies. In French Guiana, the epidemiology of the flu appears to have changed since 2006,...

The regions of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, and Martinique, and the communities of Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy have implemented a specific local surveillance system to monitor the...

In 2002, in the three departments of southwestern France, invasive meningococcal C infections were hyperendemic, with a rate nearly ten times higher than the national average (0.3 per...

The incidence of typhoid fever has become very low (0.15 per 100,000) in mainland France, and more than 80% of reported cases occur upon return from travel to endemic countries. In...

Following various indications suggesting an increase in leptospirosis cases in mainland France, particularly in the Dordogne, enhanced surveillance for this disease was implemented by...

In France, as in other industrialized countries, the annual incidence of typhoid fever has become very low (0.15 per 100,000 in metropolitan France); on average, 80 cases of typhoid...