Introduction. Since 1995, no data on the prevalence of tuberculosis in prisons have been published in France, and no evaluation of systematic screening upon admission has been conducted....

Introduction. There is little data on vaccination coverage among adults. The most recent national data on diphtheria/tetanus/polio vaccination date back to 1990. We present an analysis...

The promotion of measles vaccination for infants, introduced in 1983, was accompanied by a sharp decline in the incidence of measles, which has been monitored by the Sentinelles network...

For more than 20 years, the annual incidence rate of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in France has ranged from 1 to 2 cases per 105 inhabitants. It increased between 1996 and 2003...

Introduction. Since March 2003, surveillance of acute hepatitis B virus infections has been based on mandatory case reporting. Here we present the results of this surveillance from 2004...

With the threat of an influenza pandemic, preparedness efforts have intensified worldwide, and several teams have modeled the impact of control measures on an influenza pandemic. We...

Dengue and chikungunya are two arboviruses that circulated extensively in 2006 in the French overseas departments, with dengue affecting the Caribbean region and chikungunya the Indian...

Given its epidemic potential, its potential severity in adults, and the availability of an effective vaccine, hepatitis A warranted a national surveillance system. In November 2005,...

To date, there is no national organized cervical cancer screening program in France. Since 1990, four departments—Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Isère, and Martinique—have organized screening for...

A surveillance system for rubella infections in pregnant women and congenital rubella was established in France in 1976 through the Rénarub laboratory network. Its purpose is to assess...