Introduction - The French occupational health system is well-developed, but the impact of occupational factors on health remains poorly understood. Method - The French Institute for...

Introduction - Surveillance of Legionnaires' disease showed a moderate decline in incidence in 2006 (1,443 reported cases). Results - In 2007, 1,428 cases were reported, corresponding to...

Tetanus, a severe acute toxic infection that is often fatal, can be prevented through vaccination. Cases reported in France between 2005 and 2007 are presented here. Methods - In France,...

In 2001, health authorities made it mandatory to report certain rare or serious nosocomial infections in order to detect them early and facilitate their investigation and control. In...

The incidence of listeriosis in France declined significantly from 1987 to 2001, then stabilized until 2005 at around 3.5 cases per million inhabitants. In 2006, this trend reversed with...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) is a common cause of severe nosocomial infections (NIs). The emergence of new resistance phenotypes is making the treatment of these HIs increasingly...

Introduction - In 2001, there were no data on mortality related to HCV and HBV in metropolitan France. The Center for Epidemiology of Medical Causes of Death (CépiDc-Inserm) initiated a...

Surveillance of trends in Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) urogenital infections in France is conducted by a network of volunteer laboratories known as Rénachla. Since early 2000, there has...

Introduction - In France, surveillance data on gonococcal infections make it possible to track trends over time from 1986 to 2006 and to describe the characteristics of patients and...