Introduction - Healthcare students must follow the same vaccination recommendations as all healthcare professionals. There are currently no data on vaccination coverage (VC) for this...

Measles, which had become a rare disease in France, has seen its incidence rise again since 2008. Healthcare facilities are high-risk settings for transmission where vigilance has been...

A prospective prevalence study of Chlamydia trachomatis infection was conducted among adolescents experiencing school, family, and/or social difficulties at the Youth Health Center of...

The purpose of this article is to describe the role of surveillance in the policy for combating healthcare-associated infections at the Mulhouse Hospital Center. Initially organized by...

Objectives - On Saturday, February 20, 2010, firefighters in the Hérault department reported to the Hérault Territorial Delegation of the Regional Health Agency (DT34-ARS) that...

Introduction - The RésIST network brings together clinicians who volunteer to report cases of syphilis, gonorrhea, and anogenital lymphogranuloma to the French Institute for Public...

In long-term care facilities for the elderly (Ehpa), a large number of cases and deaths due to acute respiratory infections (ARI) could be prevented through effective measures. For the...

Introduction. In Mayotte, the follow-up of tuberculosis patients and contact tracing were not systematically organized until 2008. In accordance with national guidelines, a...

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...