In France, the incidence of tuberculosis has remained stable at around 10 cases per 100,000 inhabitants since 1997. However, the Île-de-France region, which has the highest population...

Twenty people died of rabies in France between 1970 and 2003 (compared to 55,000 per year worldwide), with 80% of these deaths occurring upon return from a trip to Africa (the Maghreb...

The authors present here cases of symptomatic acute hepatitis B reported between March 1, 2003, and March 1, 2004. These are the initial results of the implementation of a new mandatory...

Objective of the study. - Hepatitis A virus (HAV) genotype II is rarely isolated. Between 2002 and 2007, the National HAV Reference Center, as part of its surveillance program,...

Background: As part of the ongoing debate in France regarding the scaling back of tuberculosis vaccination policy, we estimated the epidemiological impact of three possible scenarios for...

Tetanus is a notifiable disease. Mandatory reporting allows for monitoring trends in the incidence of the disease, identifying its key epidemiological characteristics, and assessing the...

During the 20th century, there were three pandemics, the most recent of which occurred in 1968. Pandemics are caused by the circulation of a new influenza virus and are accompanied by a...

Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the most common causes of bacterial meningitis in children under 2 years of age. These infections are associated with high mortality and morbidity...

Changes in the epidemiology of pertussis, the introduction of new macrolides, the availability of new vaccines, and modifications to the vaccination schedule necessitate an update to the...