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Assessment of the health impact of indoor radon exposure in France.
Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that accumulates in poorly ventilated homes. It is a known lung carcinogen in humans. The exposure of the entire French population to...
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Editorial. How can we make the most of this experience?
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Outbreaks of unexplained physical symptoms: how to diagnose “psychogenic syndrome.”
Introduction - Outbreaks of unexplained physical complaints are situations in which people exhibit the same somatic symptoms, with no organic cause, and in which these symptoms spread...
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Geographical variations in deaths from cancers for which screening is available in metropolitan areas, France, 1998–2002.
Introduction - As part of the government’s cancer plan, the InVS has strengthened regional cancer surveillance to inform decision-making and monitor local measures by analyzing...
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Surveillance of alveolar echinococcosis in France: a review of five years of data collection, 2001–2005.
Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a rare but serious larval cestodiasis caused by the development of the Echinococcus multilocularis (E. multilocularis) larva in the liver. It requires...
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Priorities and actions taken in the area of non-food-borne zoonoses, 2000–2005.
Non-foodborne zoonoses vary widely in terms of causative agents, modes of transmission, geographic distribution, and significance for human and animal public health. Since its...
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Box. The epidemiology of cutaneous melanoma in France and Europe.
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Work-related fatal accidents in France, 2002–2004.
Introduction - Data on work-related and commuting accidents compensated by Social Security are underutilized in France. Can this data be used to calculate national indicators for...
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Coset: a new general-purpose tool for the epidemiological surveillance of occupational risks.