658 cases of typhoid fever were reported in 1985; 356 were investigated, and of these, 200 were confirmed. 45% of the cases occurred in children (aged 15 or younger). 61.5% of the cases...

The AIDS surveillance network established in 1982 by the DGS had recorded 859 cases as of June 30, 1986. For the second quarter of 1986, 13 new cases per week were reported, compared to...

On July 28, 2009, an outbreak of clustered influenza cases at a vacation center in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence region was reported to the Southern Regional Office of the French Institute...

Hepatitis C is a significant public health issue in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. Little epidemiological data is available, particularly regarding genotypes 4, 5, and 6. Our objective...

At the initiative of the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS), an epidemiological surveillance network for musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) has been established in the...

At the initiative of the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS), an epidemiological surveillance network for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) was established in the...

In June 2009, the first cluster of influenza A(H1N1)2009 cases with no history of travel occurred in France at a middle school on the outskirts of Toulouse. A total of 15 cases were...

Indigenous malaria has long been prevalent in Corsica, but no cases have been reported since 1973. In 1996, the Institute for Research and Development highlighted the persistence of a...

Following the occurrence of a fatal case of hepatitis A in a 12-year-old child, the DSDS of French Guiana conducted an epidemiological and environmental investigation to identify a...