More than 50 million people, half of whom are Europeans (and more than 8 million of whom are French), travel each year from developed countries to tropical countries. About half of them...

Imported malaria cases observed in France are primarily caused by Plasmodium falciparum (Pf). This is the only species—which can be fatal—that poses problems related to resistance to...

The vaccination schedule outlines the vaccinations recommended for people living in France based on their age. It therefore summarizes the "general" vaccination recommendations issued by...

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...

This editorial in the special issue of the BEH reviews the background of the diabetes program launched in 1998 and the creation of a representative national sample of people with...

On August 20, 2003, the Ministry of Health commissioned a study to determine the extent and epidemiological characteristics of the excess mortality associated with the heat wave. This...

This guide is a summary of the report by the French High Council for Public Health on how to respond to one or more cases of whooping cough, which was approved on January 16, 2004. The...

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

This article summarizes self-reported data on alcohol use from the most recent surveys of the general adult and youth populations. It provides a regional breakdown of this use and...

Bacteria are said to be multidrug-resistant (MDR) when, due to the accumulation of acquired resistance to several classes of antibiotics, they are sensitive to only a small number of...