[Policies vaccination against the Human papillomavirus infections in France and worldwide].

Policies vaccination against the human papillomavirus infections in France and worldwide. Since 2007, french guidelines have recommended HPV vaccination for female aged to 14-23 years old then 11 to 19 years old in 2012, and expanded to men who have sex with men aged up to 26 years in 2016. The impact of HPV vaccine programm regarding reduction of high grade cervical precancerous lesions in women was limited by a very low vaccine coverage in France.

Seroprevalence and risk factors of hepatitis E among women of childbearing age in the Xieng Khouang province (Lao People's Democratic Republic), a cross-sectional survey.

Background: Endemic hepatitis E in Southeast Asia increases the risk of death in pregnant women. In Lao People's Democratic Republic, infection with hepatitis E virus (HEV) is widespread in pig farms. No human data are available yet.

Assessment of vaccination coverage of adolescents aged 16-18 years with an innovative electronic immunization record system.

Objectives: To measure vaccine coverage among adolescents aged 16-18 years who participated in the National Defense Preparation Day in the Aquitaine region using the free electronic immunization record.

Patients And Methods: We considered adolescents aged 16-18 years who participated in the National Defense Preparation Day in the Aquitaine region from April to October 2013. All participants received a letter explaining how to create an electronic immunization record.

[Autochthonous hepatitis E: an emerging and still unrecognized disease].

In developed countries, HEV infection was still recently considered as rare, and as an imported disease from endemic areas by travellers. Hepatitis E virus is now mainly recognized as an autochthonous disease in these countries. Although the sources and the routes of contamination remain uncertain, several cases of foodborne (zoonotic transmission) and blood borne transmission have been recently reported.

[The French Committee for the prevention and control of influenza and the 2009 influenza pandemic: Lessons learnt].

The Committee for the Prevention and Control of Influenza (Comité de lutte contre la Grippe - CLCG) is an advisory committee to the French Health Minister for a medical and scientific collective expertise on the measures to be implemented to control or to reduce the impact of an epidemic or a pandemic of influenza. Appointed by decree, the CLCG consists of ex-officio members; representatives of French Agencies strongly involved by influenza and qualified personalities, representing various fields of expertise. Collective expertise is based on consensus after thorough collective discussion.

Circulation of genotype 4 hepatitis E virus in Europe: first autochthonous hepatitis E infection in France.

Background: Human HEV infections reported in Europe without previous travel to endemic regions are linked to exposure to genotype 3 Hepatitis E virus (HEV).Genotype 3 is widely distributed through human cases and zoonotic reservoir. The geographical distribution of genotype 4 is limited to Asian countries.

First case report of an acute genotype 3 hepatitis E infected pregnant woman living in South-Eastern France.

In European countries, epidemiology of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is not well known. Although, seroprevalence of HEV Immunoglobulin G reached a few percent in European women, no acute hepatitis E during pregnancy has been described so far. Here, we report a case of an autochthonous HEV genotype 3 infection in a 41-years-old pregnant woman living in a non-endemic country.

Prevalence of antibodies and RNA genome of hepatitis E virus in a cohort of French immunocompromised.

Background: Recently, cases of chronic hepatitis E have been identified in immunocompromised patients.

Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence of anti-HEV IgG antibodies and the persistence of HEV-RNA in sera of immunocompromised patients with regular follow-up at Saint-Louis Hospital in Paris, France.

Study Design: 307 samples collected from 261 HIV-infected patients and 46 kidney transplant (KT)-patients were retrospectively tested for the presence of the following hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection markers: anti-HEV IgM antibodies, anti-HEV IgG antibodies, anti-HEV IgG avidity index, and HEV-RNA.

Close similarity between sequences of hepatitis E virus recovered from humans and swine, France, 2008-2009.

Frequent zoonotic transmission of hepatitis E virus (HEV) has been suspected, but data supporting the animal origin of autochthonous cases are still sparse. We assessed the genetic identity of HEV strains found in humans and swine during an 18-month period in France. HEV sequences identified in patients with autochthonous hepatitis E infection (n = 106) were compared with sequences amplified from swine livers collected in slaughterhouses (n = 43).

Novel influenza A(H1N1) outbreak among French armed forces in 2009: results of Military Influenza Surveillance System.

Objectives: An outbreak of novel A(H1N1) virus influenza, detected in Mexico in April 2009, spread worldwide in 9 weeks. The aim of this paper is to present the monitoring results of this influenza outbreak among French armed forces.

Study Design: The period of monitoring by the Military Influenza Surveillance System (MISS) was 9 months, from May 2009 to April 2010.

Acute pancreatitis: a rare complication of acute hepatitis E.

Hepatitis E is an emerging imported disease in Europa but autochthonous cases are described for some years. Extra-hepatic associated manifestations are published. We report a case of acute necrotizing pancreatitis associated with imported acute viral E hepatitis (genotype 1a) in a 26 years old French man travelling and originated from Pakistan.

Sustained virologic response with ribavirin in chronic hepatitis E virus infection in heart transplantation.

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an emerging problem amongst transplant recipients. We report a patient with chronic HEV hepatitis after a heart transplant. The patient received a 3-month course of oral ribavirin (17 mg/kg/day).

Hepatitis E virus infection in HIV-infected patients with elevated serum transaminases levels.

Increases in aminotransferases levels are frequently encountered in HIV-positive patients and often remain unexplained. The role in this setting and natural history of hepatitis E in HIV-infected patients are unknown. The aim of the study was to assess HEV infection in HIV-infected patients attending a Parisian hospital, with a current or previous cryptogenic hepatitis.

Incidence, etiology, and determinants associated with acute diarrhea among French forces deployed to Chad.

Background: This study assesses, for the first time, the incidence, etiology, and determinants associated with traveler's diarrhea (TD) among French forces deployed to N'Djamena, Chad.

Methods: A prospective study was conducted based on physician consultation for diarrhea during a 5-month French forces mandate. Diarrhea was defined as ≥3 loose stools in a 24-hour period or ≥2 loose stools within the last 8 hours.

Brief communication: case reports of ribavirin treatment for chronic hepatitis E.

Background: There is currently no accepted treatment of chronic hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection.

Objective: To report 2 patients in whom ribavirin therapy seemed to alter the natural history of chronic HEV infection.

Design: Case reports.

[Disseminated Trichosporon asahii infection].

The present report describes a case of disseminated Trichosporon asahii infection. Trichosporon species has emerged as opportunistic infectious yeast in immunocompromised patients and is resistant to echinocandins. These antifungal drugs are not recommended for trichosporonosis treatment and yeast species identification be attempted for all clinical isolates, particularly with respect to the choice of antifungal therapy for specific Trichosporon species.

Hepatitis E virus in HIV-infected patients.

Objectives: Many cases of acute autochthonous hepatitic E virus (HEV) hepatitis have been reported in France, mainly from the south. Chronic HEV infection has recently been described in immunosuppressed patients. Although a potential risk of chronicity exists in HIV-infected patients, no survey has been conducted in this population.

[A(H1N1) influenza surveillance in the French armed forces: adapting the surveillance systems to the pandemic setting].

Objectives: An outbreak of A(H1N1) virus influenza, detected in Mexico during April 2009, spread around the world in nine weeks. French armed forces had to adapt their epidemiological surveillance systems to this pandemic. Our aim was to present surveillance results.

[Survey of diarrhoea survey in Kosovo Mitrovica. August 2001].

The upsurge of diarrhoea observed in children in Kosovo Mitrovica in the spring of 2001 led to a survey, jointly organized by the city health department, the GISPE association and the medical laboratory at the Val de Grâce Hospital (France). The available retrospective data showed an increase in cases of diarrhoea in which Giardia duodenalis was isolated. During the third week of August 2001, all children with diarrhoea consulting in the hospital south of city (n = 45) had a complete stool analysis.

[Acute myelitis related to hepatitis A after travel to Senegal].

Neurological complications are rare following hepatitis A. Acute myelitis is even more uncommon. The purpose of this report is to describe a case of acute myelitis related to hepatitis A virus (HAV) in a 43-year-old-woman returning from Senegal.