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Screening for lead poisoning in a population of children aged 12 to 20 months who were seen at a health screening center in Paris, April–September 2004
Lead poisoning in children is a major public health concern in the Île-de-France region. A 1999 Inserm expert panel estimated that 85,000 children aged 1 to 6 in France had blood lead...
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Trichinellosis caused by Trichinella britovi in the Alpes-Maritimes following the consumption of frozen wild boar meat, fall 2003
The authors report an outbreak of six cases of trichinellosis linked to the consumption of frozen wild boar meat. While such outbreaks are regularly reported in France, the fact that...
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Impact Assessment of a "Hepatitis" City-Hospital Network After 12 Years of Operation, Maine-et-Loire, 1991–2002
The Maine-et-Loire City-Hospital Network, or "Hepatitis Network 49," is one of the oldest networks dedicated to viral hepatitis in France (established in 1991). The missions of the...
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Assessment of the atmospheric dispersion of potentially contaminated aerosols during the Legionnaires' disease outbreak in the Lens region.
The Legionnaires' disease outbreak that occurred from November 2003 to January 2004 in the Lens region raised many questions due to its scale, geographic scope, and duration. Experts...
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Reported cases of childhood tuberculosis in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in 2003
With an incidence rate of 10.3 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in 2002, the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region ranks second in France (after Île-de-France) in terms of the incidence rate of...
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Surveillance of Hospital-Acquired and Community-Acquired Bacteremia in the Centre Region, 2000–2004
The incidence of nosocomial bacteremia varies across studies from 0.27% to 4.9% of admissions, or 0.8 per 1,000 hospital days. Bacteremia is associated with an increased length of...
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Assessment of Infection Risk During Treatment by Podiatrists: An Exploratory Study of 30 Practices in the Centre Region, June 2003
Podiatrists are members of the paramedical professions. Training lasts three years, and as of January 1, 2001, there were 9,059 podiatrists practicing in metropolitan France (source:...
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Snacks and Afternoon Treats in Preschools in Haute-Saône, 2002
In March 2002, the school district superintendent and the Haute-Saône Health Education Committee established a multidisciplinary working group bringing together school health services,...
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Outbreak of Norovirus foodborne illness linked to the consumption of oysters from the Étang de Thau, France, December 2002
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...
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Two outbreaks of salmonellosis caused by Salmonella Enteritidis PT8, France, June–July and October 2001
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...
