Introduction - This study presents an epidemiological overview of leptospirosis in French Polynesia (FP) from 2006 to 2008. Method - Clinical data obtained from the PMSI and clinical...

This article presents the characteristics of tuberculosis cases and their management in French Polynesia (FP) in 2008, and compares them with annual data since 2000. In 2008, the 48...

Introduction - 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. Methods -...

Objectives - To evaluate the biological confirmation method for measles using saliva samples and to describe the genotypes that circulated in France between 2003 and 2008. Materials...

Background - Measles remains present in Europe despite the introduction of the measles vaccine into childhood immunization programs more than 20 years ago. The objective here is to...

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...

In response to the resurgence of measles cases that began in the spring of 2008 and continued into 2009, a retrospective questionnaire-based survey was conducted among all Departmental...

Introduction - This article reviews the seasonal influenza surveillance conducted by the Military Influenza Surveillance System (Smog), which was integrated into the Regional Influenza...

Background - Since measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination coverage in France was deemed insufficient, the MMR vaccination policy was revised in 2005 to maintain a high level of...