Avian influenza can cause a wide range of symptoms, ranging from a mild form to a rapidly fatal and highly contagious disease that leads to severe outbreaks, particularly in poultry...

In 1995, a working group coordinated by the Directorate General for Health and the National Public Health Network (RNSP) reviewed strategies for the surveillance of infectious...

Each year, more than 50 million people—including over 8 million French citizens—travel to tropical regions. More than half (15% to 70%, depending on the study) report health problems...

In 1996, 24,920 cases of AIDS were reported in the WHO European Region, bringing the cumulative total to 185,808 cases. For the first time since the start of the epidemic, the number...

In New Caledonia, the number of HIV/AIDS cases diagnosed since 1986 stood at 260 as of August 2003, out of an estimated population of 215,000, comprising 44% Kanaks, 34% Europeans, 12%...

The Strasbourg International Vaccination and Travel Advisory Center sees approximately 7,000 people each year, 4,500 of whom come for a yellow fever vaccination. During a consultation,...

In France, the association Sida Info Service (SIS) has developed VIH Info Soignants (VIS), a service designed to listen to, inform, guide, and support healthcare workers (HCWs) dealing...

The ANRS-EN13-Vespa survey conducted in the Antilles-Guyana region provides an overview of the situation of people living with HIV who have been diagnosed and are receiving care across...

Group B Streptococcus (GBS), or Streptococcus agalactiae, is the leading cause of early neonatal infections in infants. As part of prenatal prevention of this infection risk, the...

Since 1996 and the introduction of so-called highly active antiretroviral therapies, AIDS-related mortality has declined sharply. Current concerns regarding the management of human...