Introduction - As part of the first national program to combat hepatitis C (1999), the InVS established a hepatitis C surveillance system through reference centers. This article...

In 2001, health authorities made it mandatory to report rare or serious healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in order to detect them early and facilitate their control. We describe...

This article summarizes seasonal influenza activity in metropolitan France for the 2005–2006 season. Methodology - The article is based on community data provided by the Sentinelles...

Background: In France, the first prevalence survey of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection was conducted in 1994. Regarding the hepatitis B virus (HBV), prevalence studies of markers for...

The first imported case of viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) was reported in France in November 2004. In the medical intensive care unit, the patient was isolated in a single room without...

Introduction Anonymous and free HIV testing clinics (CDAG), due to their accessibility and widespread distribution throughout France, offer the easiest way to get tested, particularly...

In France, epidemiological surveillance of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is based on the analysis of reporting and mandatory reporting (MR) data, supplemented by microbiological...

This article presents the status of HIV infection and AIDS in France as of December 31, 2005, based on surveillance systems coordinated by the French Institute for Public Health...

Introduction - The objective of the 2005 Mortality Survey was to describe the distribution of causes of death among HIV-infected adults in France in 2005 and to assess changes since...

Until recently, France’s BCG vaccination policy was based on the initial vaccination of children—which was mandatory before they entered group settings—and the revaccination of...