From the perspective of screening policy, the articles published in this BEH provide useful information on the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis urogenital infections among women...

The authors describe the evolution of the Legionnaires' disease surveillance system since 1987. The 2003 Legionnaires' disease surveillance data are presented, including case...

On August 28, 2003, the Departmental Directorate of Health and Social Affairs (DDASS) of Vienne reported five cases of Legionnaires' disease diagnosed over a two-day period to the...

On June 2, 2003, the National Reference Center (NRC) for Salmonella identified 11 cases of salmonellosis caused by S. Newport, a strain resistant to multiple antibiotics, over a...

According to data on antibiotic sales, France is the leading consumer of antibiotics in Europe, with 3 Defined Daily Doses per 1,000 hospital-days. Individual data were collected during...

To obtain regular information on antibiotic resistance, the European Commission (EC) has funded an antibiotic resistance surveillance system since 1998, known as the European...

The August 2003 heat wave in France was exceptional, both in terms of maximum and minimum temperatures and the associated short-term excess mortality. To anticipate the occurrence of a...

A surveillance system (LaboVIH) was established in 2001 in medical testing laboratories with two objectives: - first, in 2001 and 2002, a period when mandatory reporting of HIV infection...

Mandatory reporting of new HIV diagnoses, combined with virological surveillance of recent infections and circulating subtypes, was therefore implemented in March 2003 to gain a better...