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Incident at a petrochemical plant in Rouen, January 2013: an example illustrating the value of the comprehensive SurSaUD® monitoring system for assessing the health impact of an industrial accident.
On January 21, 2013, an industrial accident at a factory in the Rouen metropolitan area resulted in the release of a plume containing mercaptans, whose unpleasant odors prompted...
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Box - Knee hygroma among employees in the Pays de la Loire region, 2002–2004.
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Survey on the risk prevention practices of private nurses in Seine-et-Marne regarding home care provided in 2012
The number of healthcare-associated infections and their growing resistance to antibiotics are a global concern. The complex patient environment and the autonomous nature of home care...
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Trends in Hepatitis B Vaccination Coverage Among Substance Users Followed by the Alsace Network of Medical Microstructures, 2009–2012
Although the risk of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is high among people who use psychoactive substances, vaccination against this virus remains very limited. Our objective was to...
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Interim Evaluation of START-HPV, a pilot program for the primary screening of precancerous and cancerous cervical lesions using HPV testing in the Ardennes department, France, 2012–2013.
This article presents an interim report on the results of the START-HPV pilot program for the screening of precancerous and cancerous cervical lesions. The objective of this program is...
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Emergence of Chikungunya in the French departments of the Americas: Organization and Results of Epidemiological Surveillance, April 2014
Although the Americas had been free of chikungunya until November 2013, the risk of an outbreak of this arbovirus was considered to be increasing in the French departments and...
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Peaks in nuisance caused by mosquito bites in Nantes, 1995–2013. Influence of meteorological factors
Introduction: The purpose of this article is to report the main findings of a retrospective study (1995–2010) on the influence of meteorological factors on peaks in nuisance caused by...
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Joint screening for HIV, HBV, and HCV by general practitioners: a feasibility study conducted in Gironde and the Nord departments in 2012
Introduction: The gap between screening recommendations for HIV and hepatitis B and C viruses (HBV, HCV) and actual practice contributes to the late diagnosis of these infections. New...
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Condom Use Among the General Adult Population of Guadeloupe, Martinique, and French Guiana: Trends from 2004 to 2011.
The aim of this article is to analyze knowledge, attitudes, and condom use among populations living in the French departments of the Americas (DFA): Guadeloupe, Martinique, and French...
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Outbreak of norovirus foodborne illness linked to the consumption of oysters at a company dinner. Cohort study, Toulouse, January 2015
Introduction: Following reports of several cases of acute gastroenteritis among participants at a company dinner on January 9, 2015, various investigations were conducted to...
