Key Points Week 33 (August 15–21, 2022): In the Indian Ocean region, during the first week of the new school year in Réunion, the number of emergency department visits for asthma and...

Key Points In week 33, the epidemic situation continued to improve, albeit at a slower pace, with virological indicators showing a slight decline nationwide and a trend toward...

Key Points Among the 0-17 age group, SARS-CoV-2 circulation is declining. In week 2022-S33, the highest incidence rate was observed among 15-17-year-olds (115 per 100,000). This...

Used in public health programs in English-speaking countries and in France by INPES, social marketing is struggling to gain traction. Yet numerous scientific studies highlight the value...

Key Points From January 1 to August 18, 2022, 100 cases of typhoid fever were reported to the Mayotte Regional Health Agency (ARS) by the CHM laboratory (incidence rate (IR) = 35.7...

Since 1995, France has had a national program for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections led by the Ministry of Health. Establishing a surveillance system and fostering a...

Healthcare facilities (HFs) provide a conducive environment for the emergence and transmission of pathogenic infectious agents. Since 2001, the external reporting of certain rare or...

While the value of the Hospital-Acquired Infection Reporting System (SIN) in terms of patient safety has been demonstrated, several evaluations have shown that its operation was not...

Introduction - In September 2008, an acute hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection was reported to the Gard Departmental Directorate of Health and Social Affairs involving a teenage girl who...