Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) is defined by the triad of sudden onset of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute kidney injury. HUS is the leading cause of acute...

This article presents the status of AIDS in France as of March 31, 2002. These surveillance data on AIDS cases were compiled for cases diagnosed through December 31, 2001, based on...

The national surveillance network for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) and related diseases (Gertsmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome and fatal familial insomnia) aims to detect all cases...

Invasive meningococcal infections (IMIs) are among the diseases that must be reported to health authorities. Initially, all suspected cases must be reported without delay to the...

This notice from the DGS and the InVS provides the new definition of cases of invasive meningococcal disease that must be reported immediately to health authorities and require the...

The mandatory reporting (DO) of outbreaks of foodborne illness (TIAC) enables public health inspectors from the Departmental Directorates of Health and Social Affairs (DDASS) and...

Cervical cancer is a common form of cancer. It ranks second among cancers affecting women worldwide; its incidence varies greatly from one country to another depending on risk factors as...

Until just a few years ago, diabetes in children was primarily considered to be type 1 diabetes, the autoimmune form that leads to a permanent deficiency in insulin secretion. Type 2...

In the late 1980s, Europe saw a halt in the steady decline in tuberculosis incidence. In Western Europe, this trend was linked to increased migration from countries with high endemicity...