Invasive meningococcal infections (IMI) are serious infections that most commonly affect young people. In France, the majority of cases occur sporadically. Surveillance of IIM is one of...

In 1999, the prevalence of treated diabetes was 3.2% in the general population and 11.2% among people aged 65 and older living in mainland France. Population aging and the rise in...

This report reviews childhood lead poisoning screening activities in mainland France during the period 1995–2002. It draws on data from the "National Surveillance System for Childhood...

Key points: - The Coquelicot study aims to test the feasibility of collecting blood samples from intravenous drug users (IDUs) using finger-prick blood collection on filter paper, to...

Key points: - emergence of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV): 11 cases identified in 2003 in Renachla; - increase in the number of microbiological diagnoses of Chlamydia trachomatis...

Key points: The launch of a surveillance network for community-acquired Campylobacter infections: 3,532 strains analyzed between 2001 and 2003. The isolation rate of strains is...

Legionellosis has been a notifiable disease since 1987. The surveillance system was strengthened in 1997 with the publication of a circular on the prevention and surveillance of...

In late December 2003, a long-term care facility in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques region reported to the DDASS that approximately 30 cases of flu-like illness had occurred among residents,...

Background: A quantitative assessment of the risk of cancer (lung cancer and pleural mesothelioma) due to asbestos exposure among the population of automotive mechanics was conducted....

Background: As part of the ongoing debate in France regarding the scaling back of tuberculosis vaccination policy, we estimated the epidemiological impact of three possible scenarios for...