In Quebec, a law requires physicians and laboratory directors to report to local public health authorities any diagnosis or clinical signs suggestive of a disease of chemical or physical...

This study updates the preliminary estimate of the national incidence of pleural mesothelioma for 1998, previously calculated using data from the National Mesothelioma Surveillance...

This article describes the current epidemiological surveillance of cancers (10 general registries and 8 specialized registries in France) and analyzes the prospects for expanding this...

Every year, a winter outbreak of acute viral gastroenteritis (AVG) occurs in France, resulting in 1 to 1.5 million visits to primary care physicians. Clusters of cases occur in group...

Introduction - Given the low incidence of tuberculosis in France, tuberculosis control efforts must focus in particular on limiting nosocomial transmission of the disease. Healthcare...

Following the 1999 Consensus Conference on the medical monitoring of individuals exposed to asbestos, a pilot study was conducted in four regions (Aquitaine, Upper Normandy, Lower...

Epidemiological studies of the general population conducted over the past thirty years have demonstrated a causal relationship between exposure to dust, gases, fumes, and vapors and...

Throughout the 20th century, asbestos was one of the most widely used carcinogens to which workers were exposed in the workplace; non-occupational exposure is also significant for many...

Typhoid and paratyphoid fever are notifiable diseases. This article describes the main epidemiological characteristics of 92 cases reported in France in 2001: incidence rates in France...

Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is the leading cause of acute kidney injury in children aged 1 month to 3 years. In France, a surveillance system for pediatric HUS was established in...