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The resurgence of syphilis in France: yet another reason to step up prevention efforts.
Shortly after the requirement to report venereal diseases to health authorities was lifted, several venereal disease clinics (DAVs) and clinicians specializing in the management of...
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Managing Legionella Risk in Healthcare Facilities: A Survey of the Situation in the Northern Interregional Area
Legionella, a waterborne bacterium, is one of the causative agents of nosocomial pneumonia. Results from mandatory reporting show that 17% of Legionnaires' disease cases in 1999 had...
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Mass food poisoning or a psychogenic phenomenon?
On February 11, 2000, a physician from the student health promotion department (school physician) reported a suspected outbreak of foodborne illness at a vocational high school to the...
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Contamination of the drinking water supply in Strasbourg and a concurrent outbreak of gastroenteritis – May 2000
On May 26, 2000, bacterial contamination was detected in the water supply of a section of downtown Strasbourg after a major 60-centimeter-diameter water main had been put back into...
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An epidemiological study of short-term health problems among individuals who participated in the cleanup of sites contaminated by the oil spill following the sinking of the Erika
On December 12, 1999, the oil tanker Erika, carrying 28,000 tons of Category 2 heavy fuel oil, sank 55 km south of the Pointe de Penmarc'h and 80 km west of Belle-Ile... As the pollution...
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The Need for Monitoring of Individuals Who Participated in Cleanup Operations at Sites Contaminated by Oil from the Erika: Opinion Issued by the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance on April 20, 2000
A health risk assessment was conducted by INERIS and RIVM to characterize and quantify the long-term health risks faced by volunteers and professionals exposed to oil from the Erika...
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West Nile virus infection in horses in southern France, September 2000
The West Nile virus, a flavivirus commonly found in Africa, can occasionally infect humans and certain domestic animals. The vector for virus transmission is a mosquito, with wild birds...
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Salmonella outbreak linked to the consumption of ground beef. France, November–December 1999
On December 23, 1999, the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS) informed the Somme Departmental Directorate for Social Affairs (DDASS) that three strains of Salmonella...
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Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium outbreak in long-term care facilities. Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, September 1999–January 2000
On November 29, 1999, the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS) was informed by the National Reference Center for Salmonella and Shigella (CNRSS) of an increase, since...
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Assessment of environmental exposure to asbestos as part of a health risk assessment in Andouillé, Mayenne
The hamlet of Rochefort, in the municipality of Andouillé (Mayenne), is built around a former asbestos processing plant that operated until 1952. On the industrial site, which has been...
