RENACHLA (National Network for Chlamydial Infections) is a national network of clinical laboratories established in 1989 for the epidemiological surveillance of urogenital chlamydial...

Monitoring the impact of trips abroad on the health of the French population represents a new dimension of health surveillance. Today, every year, more than 20% of the adult French...

The purpose of this article is to provide an overview, two years after the heat wave, of the main studies conducted in France in the wake of this tragic event, their findings, and the...

Tuberculosis is a preventable infectious disease whose impact on public health is growing worldwide. The World Health Organization estimates that if the disease is not brought under...

For more than 15 years, over 95% of 2-year-olds have received the three doses required for the primary pertussis vaccination series. The disease has become rare in children but persists...

A surveillance system for rubella infections in pregnant women and congenital rubella was established in France in 1976 through the Rénarub laboratory network. Its purpose is to assess...

On January 30, 2006, a mass illness incident occurred among a choir of teenagers gathered in a municipal hall in Pamproux, in the Deux-Sèvres department. Called to the scene following...

Introduction - In 2000, a three-year cycle of school-based surveys was launched in France with the aim of estimating indicators for monitoring children’s health, including vaccination...

Objective - To evaluate the use of the TB-Info® software and its role in improving knowledge and management of tuberculosis cases. Method - Cohort study: patients followed in 2 hospitals...