Mycoplasma pneumoniae is transmitted from person to person via aerosols and causes acute respiratory infections, including pharyngitis, tracheobronchitis, and pneumonia. Several...

Introduction - On November 12, 2008, the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance was notified by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of cases of giardiasis...

To confirm the role of oysters from the Thau Lagoon in a number of outbreaks of foodborne illness, an epidemiological investigation was conducted into one such outbreak that occurred...

This article presents the methodology and results of various investigations conducted by the Aveyron Departmental Directorate for Social Affairs (DDASS), in collaboration with the CIRE...

This article describes the methods and results of a study conducted in late 2001 and early 2002 among all patients at the Béziers Hemodialysis Unit, during which 22 new cases of...

During a screening campaign in a community in March 2002—where a case of tuberculosis had previously been diagnosed every year—13 cases of tuberculosis were identified, 2 of which were...

This article describes the investigations conducted following an outbreak of fascioliasis (liver fluke infection) reported by the Tourcoing University Hospital. This is the first...

The Directorate General for Health and the National League Against Cancer commissioned the RESSCOM association to conduct a study on the factors contributing to the non-participation of...

This article describes the investigation conducted following an outbreak of foodborne illness that occurred in January 2001 at a nursing home in the Somme department.

Objective - The objective of this study was to assess the feasibility of identifying children at risk of lead poisoning using a simple decision-making tool during maternal and child...