The analysis is based on the reporting forms submitted to the Directorate General of Health between 1990 and 1994. Over the past 10 years, the number of reported cases has decreased:...

The incidence of listeriosis in France declined significantly from 1987 to 2001, then stabilized until 2005 at around 3.5 cases per million inhabitants. In 2006, this trend reversed with...

Hepatitis E virus (HEV), which is transmitted via the fecal-oral route, causes acute hepatitis that is clinically indistinguishable from other forms of acute viral hepatitis. The...

Campylobacter species, particularly Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli, have been identified as the leading cause of intestinal infection in developed countries. These...

The National Reference Center for Listeria participates in the epidemiological surveillance of human listeriosis in France by assessing the annual incidence of this infection and changes...

Since 2000, the National Reference Center for Salmonella (CNR-Salm) has been studying antibiotic susceptibility using a representative sample of strains. Surveillance of non-human-origin...

The vaccination schedule outlines the vaccinations required for people residing in France based on their age and summarizes the "general" vaccination recommendations issued by the CSHPF...

Between 2006 and 2008, 3,127 outbreaks of foodborne illness were reported to health authorities in France. These outbreaks affected 33,404 people, of whom 2,302 were hospitalized and 15...

Introduction - Cigarette prices rose by 6% on two occasions, in August 2007 and October 2009, yet sales did not decline. This differs from what was observed in 2003 and 2004, when prices...

Smoking is responsible for diseases that may require surgery, but regardless of the reason for the procedure, tobacco smoke is responsible for a significant increase in perioperative...