Introduction. In France, hepatitis B vaccination coverage among the populations targeted by vaccination guidelines (high-risk individuals, infants, children, and adolescents) remains...

Introduction. In France, more than 220,000 people are living with chronic hepatitis C. Nevertheless, the general public remains largely unaware of the disease. Little data is...

Introduction. Treatment failures with INF-PEGa2a/b and ribavirin in chronic hepatitis C are primarily due to poor adherence and side effects. No prospective study had yet validated the...

Introduction - Five cases of pleural mesothelioma among staff at the Jussieu campus in Paris were reported to the InVS, which sought to assess the likelihood that these mesotheliomas...

Introduction: In early February 2007, the coordinating physician at a nursing home reported a significant number of flu-like illnesses among residents and staff. Methods: A cohort...

Surveillance data from the 2006–2007 flu season show moderate flu activity in the French West Indies. In French Guiana, the epidemiology of the flu appears to have changed since 2006,...

A case of locally acquired Plasmodium vivax malaria was detected in Corsica in the summer of 2006. This is the first case of locally acquired malaria in Corsica since 1972. Corsica is...

Background - On March 29, 2006, the Calvados Departmental Directorate of Health and Social Affairs was alerted to a cluster of gastroenteritis cases among sailors who had participated...

Introduction - The purpose of this study is to describe recent trends in asthma-related mortality, hospitalizations, and emergency department visits for acute asthma in the...