Measles, which had become a rare disease in France, has seen its incidence rise again since 2008. Healthcare facilities are high-risk settings for transmission where vigilance has been...

A prospective prevalence study of Chlamydia trachomatis infection was conducted among adolescents experiencing school, family, and/or social difficulties at the Youth Health Center of...

Introduction - Between December 2005 and June 2006, a major dengue outbreak occurred in French Guiana. A dengue seroprevalence survey was conducted to estimate the proportion of the...

Introduction - During an outbreak in 2008, four healthcare professionals and trainees at the Reims University Hospital were infected with the measles virus; three of them were infected...

In long-term care facilities for the elderly (Ehpa), a large number of cases and deaths due to acute respiratory infections (ARI) could be prevented through effective measures. For the...

Objectives - The objectives of this study were 1) to estimate the relative importance of health determinants among all factors influencing migration to French Guiana; 2) to compare the...

Since 1953, leptospirosis has been recognized as a public health problem in Réunion. In 2004, a dedicated surveillance system was established, involving the systematic reporting of cases...

The first cases of leptospirosis in the Comoros archipelago and Mayotte were reported in the early 1980s. From 1998 to 2008, an average of about 20 cases per year were reported for...

Leptospirosis is a major public health problem in the islands of the Indian Ocean. Recent studies have revealed distinct transmission cycles across the various islands in the region,...