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Leveraging French expertise to support the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals in the health sector
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Musculoskeletal Disorders and Retaining Employees Aged 50 and Older: A Challenge for Occupational Health and Public Health
Musculoskeletal disorders of the limbs (MSDs) are the leading cause of occupational illness in France and across Europe. The pilot network for the epidemiological surveillance of MSDs,...
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Cancer Incidence and Mortality in France from 1980 to 2005
Background The objective of our study was to estimate trends in cancer incidence and mortality in France over the period 1980–2005. Methods Twenty-five cancer sites were analyzed....
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The Alert in Current Infectious Disease Surveillance
Infectious diseases are responsible for significant morbidity and mortality in France every year. Surveillance of these diseases must provide information to improve our understanding...
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Procedures involving a risk of blood exposure for nursing staff: monitoring and trends from 1990 to 1992 in 10 hospitals. New equipment for the safety of healthcare workers
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Accidental exposure to blood in the operating room
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Population registries in France: the case of cancer registries
In France, there are 25 cancer registries, comprising 14 general registries and 11 specialized registries, which aim to continuously and comprehensively record all cases within...
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Focus on a forgotten disease: Lemierre's syndrome
In 1936, Lemierre described a series of deaths resulting from sepsis caused by a Gram-negative anaerobic bacterium: "Bacillus funduliformis." This disease primarily affects healthy...
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The Situation of Corynebacterium diphtheriae in France (1987–1995)
Diphtheria seemed to have disappeared from Europe. Now it has returned to our doorstep, just a two-hour flight from Paris, in all the countries of the former Soviet Union on the one...
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Trends in Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) in the Armed Forces
The reported data cover a 12-year period from 1983 to 1994. The epidemiological surveillance covers serologically confirmed syphilis, gonorrhea—which is most often diagnosed clinically...
