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Legionellosis: From Philadelphia to Pas-de-Calais! Editorial.
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Study of Mercury Exposure Among the Population of Sinnamary, French Guiana, November 2001
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...
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Regional inter-hospital spread of a multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strain producing the extended-spectrum beta-lactamase VEB-1, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, April 2003 to February 2004.
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...
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Traffic Accident Victims: What Are the Trends? Rhône Registry, France, 1996–2008
Against the backdrop of an overall decline in traffic-related injuries, this article presents a detailed analysis of trends in this area. The Rhône Registry of Road Traffic Accident...
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People from Sub-Saharan Africa with delayed access to HIV care: data from the Retard survey, France, November 2003–August 2004
Recent data on new HIV/AIDS diagnoses highlight the growing proportion of people from sub-Saharan Africa. The ANRS-Vespa survey, conducted among a statistically representative sample of...
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HIV Prevalence and Testing Behavior Among Men Who Frequent Gay Social Venues in Paris. Prevagay 2009.
In 2009, the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance launched the first HIV seroprevalence survey among men who have sex with men (MSM) frequenting gay social venues in Paris....
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Meningococcal Infections in Seine-Maritime: A Study of the Increase in Reported Cases in 1997
In January 1998, the Departmental Directorate of Health and Social Affairs (DDASS) of Seine-Maritime reported to the National Public Health Network a significant increase in the number...
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Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Paris in June 1998
From June 29 to July 1, 1998, four cases of Legionnaires' disease in British nationals were reported to the National Public Health Network through the mandatory reporting system and the...
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A seroprevalence study of avian chlamydiosis among certain poultry industry workers in Brittany and the Pays de la Loire region, 2001–2002.
Human chlamydiosis of avian origin (psittacosis) caused by Chlamydophila psittaci was traditionally attributed to pet birds, particularly psittacines. The occurrence over the past decade...
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Epidemiological data on Lyme disease in Alsace, Limousin, and Rhône-Alpes.
Lyme disease is transmitted through the bite of ticks infected with Borrelia. It then progresses through several successive stages. The primary stage is characterized by a migratory,...
