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Explosive increase in Salmonella java in poultry in the Netherlands: implications for public health
In the Netherlands, the prevalence of Salmonella Paratyphi B (Java variant) in poultry rose from less than 2% of all isolates prior to 1996 to approximately 60% in 2002. Despite...
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Prevalence of healthcare-associated infections in two hospitals in Latvia
This article presents data on the prevalence of infections from a prevalence survey conducted in two hospitals in Latvia. This is the first time a survey of this type has been conducted...
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Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Diseases: Findings from the Air and Health Monitoring Program
Objective - Methods for quantifying the health risks associated with exposure to air pollution have been developed over the past 20 years. Cardiovascular health has rapidly become the...
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Salmonella enteric infections in Guipúzcoa, Spain, from 1983 to 2000
The incidence of Salmonella enteric infections in Guipúzcoa, Spain, was assessed through a cohort study conducted from 1983 to 2000. Only cases confirmed by stool culture were included....
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Evaluation of the smoking ban in public places in France one year and five years after its implementation: results of the ITC France survey.
In France, the ban on smoking in public places took effect in February 2007 for workplaces, shopping centers, airports, train stations, hospitals, and schools. In January 2008, it was...
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Environmental pollution from waste and cancer risk. Cancer incidence among people living near a household waste incinerator: an ecological study in Modena (Italy), 1991–2005
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There are uncertainties, but there is enough evidence to guide our actions.
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Exposure to chlordecone and the risk of prostate cancer. The Karuprostate Study, Guadeloupe (France).
Chlordecone, an insecticide with estrogen-like hormonal properties, was used on banana plantations in the French West Indies from 1973 to 1993, leading to soil contamination and exposure...
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Assessment and Management of Dietary Risk Associated with Chlordecone for the Populations of Guadeloupe and Martinique.
Chlordecone contamination, first detected in the public water supply in 1999 and then in certain root vegetables in 2002 in Guadeloupe and Martinique, led to a series of measures...
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Sidebar. The ESCAL and Calbas dietary surveys in the French West Indies.
