Background: Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women in French Guiana. Studies have shown that populations living in isolated inland communities within the department...

Based on data from the Medical Information Systems Program (PMSI), the French National Agency for Medicines and Health Products Safety (ANSM) issued an alert in 2015 regarding the...

Between Tuesday, September 1, 2015, and Wednesday, September 2, 2015, the health surveillance and emergency response platform of the Haute-Normandie Regional Health Agency (ARS) received...

Background: Participation in cervical cancer screening remains low in most countries. Our objective was to evaluate the performance, in terms of participation, and the cost-effectiveness...

Following a report of lead exposure among children attending a school in Seine-Saint-Denis, France, a screening program for childhood lead poisoning was organized in May 2015. The...

Introduction: The overall incidence of malaria is declining in French Guiana, although gold miners working at illegal sites appear to be particularly affected by the disease. The...

"Accidental falls from heights," often referred to simply as "defenestrations," are a long-standing public health issue primarily associated with high-rise housing. These everyday...

Leptospirosis is one of the so-called neglected diseases of the Global South, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean. Its actual incidence and case fatality rate are uncertain,...

Leptospirosis is a cosmopolitan zoonosis caused by bacteria of the genus Leptospira. The hot and humid climate of the intertropical zone is particularly conducive to its spread. In...

An Occupational Health Alert Group (GAST) has been established in Lorraine to respond to reports of unusual health incidents occurring in the workplace.