For nearly fifteen years, the Health Barometers have tracked key behaviors, attitudes, and perceptions related to risk-taking and the health status of the population residing in France:...

Chickenpox is a highly contagious viral disease that primarily affects children, and its severity increases with age. For this reason, post-exposure vaccination is recommended for people at risk.

The positive impact of the media campaign for the MMR vaccine has been unprecedented; the message was very well received by the vast majority of mothers.

Key Points Since January 1, 2019, 1,587 cases of measles have been reported (vs. 2,451 cases during the same period in 2018), including 468 (29%) hospitalizations (20 in intensive...

Infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae—including invasive pneumococcal diseases (IPDs)—remain a significant public health concern worldwide. The marked winter seasonality of IPDs...

We conducted a literature search in the Medline database using the PubMed website. The incidence of presumably infectious encephalitis is estimated at 1.5–7 cases per 100,000 inhabitants...

The risk of exposure to dengue and chikungunya in mainland France is increasing, particularly due to the spread of the Aedes albopictus mosquito in temperate zones. There is no curative...

Background: In French Guiana, health inequalities are evident across a wide range of conditions and among all age groups. The objective of this study was to quantify the proportion of...