From June 29 to July 1, 1998, four cases of Legionnaires' disease in British nationals were reported to the National Public Health Network through the mandatory reporting system and the...

Human chlamydiosis of avian origin (psittacosis) caused by Chlamydophila psittaci was traditionally attributed to pet birds, particularly psittacines. The occurrence over the past decade...

Lyme disease is transmitted through the bite of ticks infected with Borrelia. It then progresses through several successive stages. The primary stage is characterized by a migratory,...

Mycoplasma pneumoniae is transmitted from person to person via aerosols and causes acute respiratory infections, including pharyngitis, tracheobronchitis, and pneumonia. Several...

Introduction - On November 12, 2008, the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance was notified by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of cases of giardiasis...

To confirm the role of oysters from the Thau Lagoon in a number of outbreaks of foodborne illness, an epidemiological investigation was conducted into one such outbreak that occurred...

This article presents the methodology and results of various investigations conducted by the Aveyron Departmental Directorate for Social Affairs (DDASS), in collaboration with the CIRE...

This article describes the methods and results of a study conducted in late 2001 and early 2002 among all patients at the Béziers Hemodialysis Unit, during which 22 new cases of...

During a screening campaign in a community in March 2002—where a case of tuberculosis had previously been diagnosed every year—13 cases of tuberculosis were identified, 2 of which were...

This article describes the investigations conducted following an outbreak of fascioliasis (liver fluke infection) reported by the Tourcoing University Hospital. This is the first...