In France, cases of violent death have been the subject of few previous studies by forensic institutes and are underestimated in the statistics of the CépiDc. Our retrospective study...

Introduction - Two outbreaks of foodborne illness were reported among employees of the same company following seminars held at two seaside resorts in Loire-Atlantique between January 26...

Introduction - As part of the surveillance of influenza clusters in at-risk communities, the Eastern Regional Office of the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance conducted an...

In late May 2009, a surveillance system for clusters of influenza cases was established to assess the circulation of the A(H1N1)2009 virus in the population. On Monday, June 22, the...

On July 28, 2009, an outbreak of clustered influenza cases at a vacation center in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence region was reported to the Southern Regional Office of the French Institute...

Hepatitis C is a significant public health issue in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. Little epidemiological data is available, particularly regarding genotypes 4, 5, and 6. Our objective...

In June 2009, the first cluster of influenza A(H1N1)2009 cases with no history of travel occurred in France at a middle school on the outskirts of Toulouse. A total of 15 cases were...

Introduction - During an outbreak in 2008, four healthcare professionals and trainees at the Reims University Hospital were infected with the measles virus; three of them were infected...

Introduction - On February 11, 2008, the reporting of three cases of measles among residents of the Reims metropolitan area triggered an investigation to document the outbreak, assess...

Over the past few decades, the incidence of dengue has risen dramatically in tropical and subtropical regions, particularly in the Americas and the Caribbean. In the French Overseas...