Twenty years after the launch of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, the number of endemic countries has fallen from 125 in 1988 to four in 2008 (Afghanistan, India, Nigeria, and...

In France, the incidence of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is assessed through the mandatory reporting system (MRS). The completeness of the system is regularly evaluated using...

Since early 2010, a measles outbreak has been observed in the French armed forces. The objective is to present the results of epidemiological surveillance of measles in the armed...

As of June 5, 2009, a total of 21,915 cases (including 128 deaths) of influenza A (H1N1)v had been reported by 72 countries. The outbreak spread from Mexico and the United States...

Since the emergence of the new influenza A(H1N1)v virus was first recognized, initial quantitative data on its transmissibility have become available. This article provides a summary...

When the alert regarding the new influenza virus was issued on April 25, 2009, the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance and the company EpiConcept developed a tool enabling...

Influenza A viruses are classified into subtypes based on their surface glycoproteins, hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA). All virus subtypes circulate among waterfowl. Some are...

Due to the emergence of a new influenza A(H1N1)v virus in North America, active surveillance for cases of infection with this virus has been implemented in France. The goal is to...

Here we present a summary of the results from the recently published EDiTH studies, which analyze the distribution of human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes in invasive cancers,...

Leptospirosis has received little attention in Portugal because it is a rare disease. However, regional disparities in the distribution of the disease and the increase in the number of...