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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV): International and National Epidemiological Update Two Years After the Identification of This Emerging Pathogen
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) was identified in September 2012. Clinical presentations are primarily respiratory infections of varying severity that can...
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Short-term impact of particulate matter (PM10) on mortality in 17 French cities, 2007–2010
Background: We present an analysis of short-term associations between PM10 and mortality by cause, age group, and season in 17 cities in metropolitan France. Methods: Associations...
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Editorial. Asbestos and its health effects: a topic that remains relevant today.
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National Mesothelioma Surveillance Program (PNSM). Update on Key Findings.
Objectives: The purpose of this article is to provide an update on the main findings of the National Mesothelioma Surveillance Program (PNSM), including: diagnostic confirmation through...
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Medical and social follow-up of pleural mesotheliomas included in the National Mesothelioma Surveillance Program between 1999 and 2011.
Objectives: This study examines the factors associated with the medical and social care of patients with pleural mesothelioma included in the National Mesothelioma Surveillance Program...
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Mandatory Reporting of Mesothelioma in France: Key Findings, 2012–2013.
Introduction: The mandatory reporting (MR) of mesotheliomas, established by the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance, aims to strengthen the surveillance of mesotheliomas (all...
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Estimation of occupational exposure to asbestos in France among retired male self-employed craftsmen covered by the Social Security Scheme for the Self-Employed (RSI), based on data from the ESPrI program.
The ESPrI program (Epidemiology and Surveillance of Self-Employed Workers), launched in 2005 in collaboration with the Social Security System for the Self-Employed in seven regions of...
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Description of mortality rates from 2004 to 2008 among asbestos victims known to the Asbestos Victims Compensation Fund (FIVA) who suffered from benign conditions.
The French Institute for Public Health Surveillance has established a monitoring system for asbestos victims compensated by the Asbestos Victims Compensation Fund (FIVA). Thus, a cohort...
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Estimating the proportion of cancers attributable to occupational exposure to asbestos in France: using matrices developed as part of the Matgéné program.
Objectives: To produce and update estimates of the proportion of certain cancers (pleural mesothelioma, bronchopulmonary cancers, laryngeal cancers, and ovarian cancers) attributable to...
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Focus. Ev@lutil, a freely accessible online database on occupational exposure to asbestos, man-made mineral fibers, and nanoparticles.