Background. In 2010, a survey was conducted for the first time to estimate vaccination coverage rates among children and adolescents living in Mayotte. Method. This was a two-stage...

Introduction-Method. In 2007, 12% of induced abortions in Réunion involved minors, which is twice the rate in mainland France, and the number of births to underage girls there was seven...

In March 2011, a seroprevalence study of leptospirosis in humans was conducted in Mayotte to obtain reliable population-based estimates of the prevalence of this infection on the island...

Leprosy affects Africa and several islands in the Indian Ocean where it is endemic, such as Mayotte. An analysis of data collected between 2006 and 2011 describes the progression of the...

Introduction: On January 18, 2011, a pediatrician at the Gabriel Martin Hospital Center (CHGM) reported to the Indian Ocean Health Agency (ARS-OI) an unusually high number of...

The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) is an intergovernmental organization comprising five member states: the Union of the Comoros, France (Réunion), Madagascar, Mauritius, and the...

In Réunion, since 1996, influenza surveillance has been based on data provided by a network of private practitioners and the results of virological analyses of specimens collected by...

Introduction - In 2005, the Gabriel Martin Hospital in Réunion participated in the data collection for the Ongoing Survey on Accidents in Daily Life. Method - This survey is based on the...

Since 1953, leptospirosis has been recognized as a public health problem in Réunion. In 2004, a dedicated surveillance system was established, involving the systematic reporting of cases...

The first cases of leptospirosis in the Comoros archipelago and Mayotte were reported in the early 1980s. From 1998 to 2008, an average of about 20 cases per year were reported for...