In September 2002, teachers at the Joliot Curie school complex (Aubervilliers, Seine-Saint-Denis) expressed concern about the occurrence, within the school, of cancers and thyroid...

Unexplained episodes of illness occurred among staff in a central operating unit at Marseille’s Hôpital Nord during a period of construction work in August 2005. The nonspecific...

The main findings of the Coquelicot survey have just been published. Swaps took this opportunity to examine the profiles and behaviors of crack users in northeastern Paris, as described...

In response to the consequences of the exceptional heat wave of 2003, the National Heat Wave Plan (PNC) was developed in 2004. Updated in June 2005, this plan establishes an alert and...

French Guiana, like the rest of the Amazon region, has long been considered a low-risk area for Chagas disease, with forest-dwelling vectors and a wild animal reservoir. Changes in the...

Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is a feared illness due to its sudden onset—most often in young children or adolescents—its high case-fatality rate, the risk of serious long-term...

Introduction - In 2005, the number of Legionnaires' disease cases rose sharply in the Alpes-Maritimes department, with 74 cases reported and an incidence rate of 7.42 cases per 100,000...

The Club Méditerranée resort in Serre Chevalier welcomes many guests, including children aged 4 months to 4 years (Baby Club), with a high turnover rate (1,100 people per week). During...

Introduction - Ringworm outbreaks in France are primarily caused by the following three anthropophilic dermatophytes: Microsporum langeronii (M. langeronii), Trichophyton soudanense (T....