Introduction. Healthcare-associated adverse events (AEs) are underreported, and the barriers to reporting them remain poorly understood. The objective of this study was to identify the...

On November 15, 2010, three confirmed cases of toxoplasmosis in members of the same family were reported to the Midi-Pyrénées Regional Health Agency. The only meal they shared, on...

As part of the epidemiological surveillance program for musculoskeletal disorders implemented by the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS), a study on surgically treated...

The Paris Tuberculosis Control Center (CLAT 75) currently consists of a coordination unit and four medical-social centers. The data presented here were collected as part of CLAT 75’s...

Introduction: The national lead poisoning surveillance system is based on the screening by physicians of minors with one or more risk factors for lead exposure. The objective of the...

Introduction - An outbreak of dengue fever 2 occurred in the western municipalities of French Guiana beginning in late November 2005. An investigation was conducted in Maripasoula in...

Introduction - Five cases of pleural mesothelioma among staff at the Jussieu campus in Paris were reported to the InVS, which sought to assess the likelihood that these mesotheliomas...

Introduction: In early February 2007, the coordinating physician at a nursing home reported a significant number of flu-like illnesses among residents and staff. Methods: A cohort study...

Surveillance data from the 2006–2007 flu season show moderate flu activity in the French West Indies. In French Guiana, the epidemiology of the flu appears to have changed since 2006,...

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...