Dengue is currently the most widespread arbovirus disease in the world. Two-fifths of the world’s population—approximately 2.5 billion people—are now at risk. In 2001 alone, there were...

Introduction: Although health authorities and civil protection agencies launch carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning prevention campaigns every year, this gas remains the toxin responsible...

The objective of this study is to assess the perceived health status of employees in the meat industry (beef, pork, and poultry), in relation to their work-related stressors, which are...

Introduction. The eastern coast and mountain ranges of Corsica are among the areas in France that experienced the highest levels of fallout from the Chernobyl accident. In October...

Chlordecone is an organochlorine insecticide that was widely used in the Caribbean on banana plantations for about twenty years. It was banned in 1993, but since 1999, studies have...

Since January 2006, medical consultants in the Centre region (General Social Security [RG] and the Agricultural Social Mutual Fund [MSA]) have been participating in the...

The southern coastline of Marseille was the site of significant industrial activity during the 19th century, which led to soil and marine pollution. On July 15, 2004, the Prefect of...

As part of the Regional Air Quality Plan, an assessment of the health impacts of urban air pollution was planned for the Chalon-sur-Saône metropolitan area, which is particularly...

In 2002, in the three departments of southwestern France, invasive meningococcal C infections were hyperendemic, with a rate nearly ten times higher than the national average (0.3 per...

The incidence of typhoid fever has become very low (0.15 per 100,000) in mainland France, and more than 80% of reported cases occur upon return from travel to endemic countries. In...