Between July 31 and August 5, 2003, 12 cases of Legionnaires' disease caused by Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 (Lp1) were reported to the Hérault Departmental Directorate of Health...

This article describes the epidemiological investigation conducted following the reporting of two cases of Legionnaires' disease among residents of Harnes. The discovery of significant...

In 2002, in the three departments of southwestern France, invasive meningococcal C infections were hyperendemic, with a rate nearly ten times higher than the national average (0.3 per...

This article presents a study conducted in French Guiana to assess mercury exposure among the population of Sinnamary living downstream of a dam and its potential health impacts. The...

Numerous outbreaks of Acinetobacter baumannii (Ab) have been reported, most commonly in intensive care units, surgical wards, or among burn patients. Ab is a Gram-negative coccobacillus...

The incidence of typhoid fever has become very low (0.15 per 100,000) in mainland France, and more than 80% of reported cases occur upon return from travel to endemic countries. In...

In May 2002, a general practitioner in the town of Vauhallan (Essonne) reported to the DDASS the occurrence of two cases of leukemia, three months apart, in two children of the same age...

Following various indications suggesting an increase in leptospirosis cases in mainland France, particularly in the Dordogne, enhanced surveillance for this disease was implemented by...

In France, as in other industrialized countries, the annual incidence of typhoid fever has become very low (0.15 per 100,000 in metropolitan France); on average, 80 cases of typhoid...