This article describes a study that is both multidisciplinary (combining epidemiological surveillance and socio-anthropological research) and methodological (integrating quantitative...

During the 20th century, there were three pandemics, the most recent of which occurred in 1968. Pandemics are caused by the circulation of a new influenza virus and are accompanied by...

Transmission of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) from a healthcare worker who is a carrier of the virus to a patient has been observed and demonstrated on several occasions during surgical...

In many developed countries, needle exchange programs (NEPs) are a key component of harm reduction policies for people who use drugs. Most studies on NEPs suggest that they help...

In France, surveillance of infections caused by Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) is based on monitoring typical hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in children under the age of 15....

In late February 2005, the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance was notified by the National Reference Center for Salmonella of an increase in the number of Salmonella...

Since 2002, a national surveillance protocol for multidrug-resistant bacteria (BMR-Raisin) has enabled the five CClin (Centers for Coordination and Control of Nosocomial Infections) to...

Cholera is a bacterial infection that causes digestive disorders and severe diarrhea, which can lead to death from dehydration if prompt and appropriate medical care is not provided....

Background: Exposure of children to lead, even at low levels, can cause neurobehavioral and intellectual impairments. The consensus conference on lead poisoning in children aged 1 to 6...