In France, tuberculosis has been a reportable disease since 1964. National surveillance makes it possible to track trends in the disease and changes in at-risk groups. At the...

The national study, known as Entred (short for "National Representative Sample of People with Diabetes"), began in March 2002. This study is coordinated by the National Association for...

Botulism is a form of food poisoning caused by a bacterial neurotoxin produced by various species of Clostridium, the best known of which belong to the Clostridium botulinum group. These...

Mesothelioma is a malignant tumor most commonly found in the pleura, and asbestos is virtually the only established cause to date. It generally develops 30 to 40 years after the onset of...

Epidemiological studies of tuberculosis have become increasingly effective thanks to molecular biology techniques capable of identifying the genomic fingerprints of Mycobacterium...

The surveillance data on AIDS cases presented in this article were compiled for cases diagnosed through June 30, 2001, based on notification forms received by the French Institute for...

Surveillance networks for nosocomial bacteremia have been gradually established by the C. CLINs since 1994 (C. CLIN Sud-Est, C. CLIN Paris-Nord) to facilitate hospitals’ surveillance of...

A second-generation software program called "TB INFO" was developed as a follow-up to the first computerized patient monitoring system for patients undergoing tuberculosis treatment,...

Since 1987, Legionnaires' disease surveillance in France has been based on a mandatory reporting system and was strengthened in 1997 by the interactive system for reporting cases of...

Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) is defined by the triad of sudden onset of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute renal failure. In France, a study—which included...