This article presents the status of HIV infection and AIDS in France as of December 31, 2006, based on surveillance systems coordinated by the French Institute for Public Health...

Introduction. Diabetes is classified as a long-term condition (ALD), which entitles patients to 100% reimbursement of medical care costs by the national health insurance system. The...

Introduction: In recent years, surveillance of Legionnaires’ disease in France has improved significantly as a result of numerous initiatives. Results: In 2006, 1,443 cases were...

In France, between 2003 and 2006, 56 botulism outbreaks involving 96 patients were reported. Type B botulism was the most common (79% of the 68 confirmed cases). The source of the...

Following the reemergence of West Nile virus (WNV) in the Camargue in September 2000, a multi-species surveillance program was implemented in 2001 across the three departments of the...

Introduction. In France, surveillance of hepatitis C screening activities has been conducted since 2000 by a network of volunteer laboratories (Rena-VHC). To assess the...

Dengue and chikungunya are two arboviruses that circulated extensively in 2006 in the French overseas departments, with dengue affecting the Caribbean region and chikungunya the Indian...

Objective. This study describes mortality associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in France using multiple causes of death. Methods. The analysis focused on deaths...

Given its epidemic potential, its potential severity in adults, and the availability of an effective vaccine, hepatitis A warranted a national surveillance system. In November 2005,...