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Leprosy, an endemic disease in Mayotte. An overview of the situation from 2006 to 2011
Leprosy affects Africa and several islands in the Indian Ocean where it is endemic, such as Mayotte. An analysis of data collected between 2006 and 2011 describes the progression of the...
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Early pregnancies in Réunion: a 2009 study of 145 underage girls
Introduction-Method. In 2007, 12% of induced abortions in Réunion involved minors, which is twice the rate in mainland France, and the number of births to underage girls there was seven...
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Key findings from the NOYADES survey conducted in France during the summer of 2018
In France, accidental drownings account for approximately 1,000 deaths each year and are the leading cause of accidental death among people under the age of 25. Yet most of these...
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Leprosy in the departmental community of Mayotte in 2005
Introduction: Mayotte, a French island in the Comoros archipelago in the Indian Ocean, is located in an area of high endemicity that includes the other islands of the archipelago,...
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Outbreak of Rift Valley fever in humans in Mayotte, 2007–2008
Introduction - The resurgence of the Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) epidemic in Kenya in 2006–2007 led to the implementation of animal biological surveillance in Mayotte and the...
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Deployment of the Public Health Reserve in Mayotte: What Lessons Can Be Learned for the System / for Vulnerable Regions?
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Epidemiological surveillance following a prolonged gathering of people evicted from their homes at Place de la République, Mamoudzou (Mayotte), May–June 2016.
Introduction: Following waves of evictions from their homes in May 2016, approximately 100 families from the Comoros were gathered at Place de la République in Mamoudzou (Mayotte,...
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The Role of the OSCOUR® Network in Validating Reports of Viral Meningitis in Western Réunion.
Introduction: On January 18, 2011, a pediatrician at the Gabriel Martin Hospital Center (CHGM) reported to the Indian Ocean Health Agency (ARS-OI) an unusually high number of...
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Editorial. June 15, 2007: Entry into force of the new International Health Regulations
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Cases of carbon monoxide poisoning in mainland France in 2007
Data from the carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning surveillance system established in mainland France are intended to guide public health initiatives and assess their impact over time and...
