Introduction - For the past 15 years in France, the fight against healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) has been actively promoted by public authorities. The law of March 4, 2002,...

Introduction - Nosocomial meningitis is a serious and rare infection; reporting of such cases has been mandatory since August 2001 for all healthcare facilities, whether public or...

In 2004, 414,163 cases of tuberculosis were reported in Europe (51 countries), 70% of which were from Eastern European countries (former Soviet Union). The significant burden of...

The results presented here pertain to cases of active tuberculosis reported in France during 2005 under the mandatory reporting system. In 2005, the number of tuberculosis cases reported...

Introduction - Uterine cancer can be coded according to the 10th International Classification of Diseases in three categories: cervical, endometrial, or unspecified (SAI). In France, the...

In France, between 2003 and 2006, 56 botulism outbreaks involving 96 patients were reported. Type B botulism was the most common (79% of the 68 confirmed cases). The source of the...

Following the reemergence of West Nile virus (WNV) in the Camargue in September 2000, a multi-species surveillance program was implemented in 2001 across the three departments of the...

Introduction. In France, surveillance of hepatitis C screening activities has been conducted since 2000 by a network of volunteer laboratories (Rena-VHC). To assess the...

Dengue and chikungunya are two arboviruses that circulated extensively in 2006 in the French overseas departments, with dengue affecting the Caribbean region and chikungunya the Indian...

Objective. This study describes mortality associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in France using multiple causes of death. Methods. The analysis focused on deaths...