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Clinical, laboratory, and electrophysiological characteristics of first episodes of coronary insufficiency in three French regions in 2006: association with 28-day survival.
Objective - To compare the characteristics of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) episodes in order to better understand regional differences in mortality. Methods - The analysis covers all...
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Clinical management of acute first-episode coronary insufficiency in three French regions in 2006.
Introduction - The objective was to compare the clinical management of patients presenting with first-time acute coronary syndrome (ACS) across the three French registries. Materials...
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Extreme Weather Events and Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: From Surveillance to Public Health Action, France, Southwest, January 2009
The passage of Storm Klaus through southwestern France in January 2009 left approximately 1.7 million customers without power and led to an unprecedented increase in carbon monoxide...
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Migration, Health, and Healthcare in French Guiana, 2009.
Objectives - The objectives of this study were 1) to estimate the relative importance of health determinants among all factors influencing migration to French Guiana; 2) to compare the...
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Salmonella outbreak caused by Salmonella serotype Typhimurium and serotype 4,12:i:-, Paris, November 2012 to February 2013
Between December 24, 2012, and January 8, 2013, 10 cases of salmonellosis were reported by the Paris Maternal and Child Health Service (PMI) among children attending four daycare...
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Multiple outbreaks in gold mining camps in the Amazon rainforest (French Guiana) in 2013: What lessons can be learned regarding access to healthcare and prevention?
In early March 2013, an outbreak of diarrhea accompanied by acute febrile respiratory syndrome, affecting a community of gold miners working at a single site in the tropical forest,...
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Outbreak of locally acquired chikungunya cases in Montpellier, September–October 2014.
In October 2014, 12 locally acquired cases of chikungunya (11 confirmed cases and 1 probable case) occurred in Montpellier, a city where the Aedes albopictus mosquito has been...
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New cases of locally transmitted dengue fever in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, France, August–September 2014.
In August and September 2014, four locally acquired cases of dengue were diagnosed in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. This marked the third occurrence of local transmission of...
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Perceptions and Use of E-Cigarettes Among Students on the Villejean Campus, Rennes, April 2014.
Introduction: First introduced in 2004, e-cigarettes are used by millions of people worldwide, including many smokers, as an aid to smoking cessation. However, their role in tobacco...
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Prevalence of the HBs antigen in two at-risk populations: people who inject drugs (ANRS-Coquelicot 2011–2013) and men who have sex with men (Prevagay 2009) in Paris, France.
The French Institute for Public Health Surveillance conducted two seroprevalence studies of the HBs antigen (HBsAg) in specific populations. The first, the ANRS-Coquelicot survey,...
