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Editorial. Hepatitis B and C: Better Information for Better Action.
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Estimated prevalence of hepatitis C in the general population, mainland France, 2011.
Introduction: In 2004, the prevalence of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in mainland France was estimated at 0.53% (95% CI: [0.40–0.70]). The objective of this study was to...
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Heat Vulnerability: An Update on Risk Factors
The National Heat Wave Plan draws on epidemiological knowledge to identify vulnerable populations and define appropriate preventive measures to reduce the impact of heat waves. This...
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Focus: Cervical Cancer: Current Knowledge in 2014.
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Organized cervical cancer screening programs in Europe: a 2013 overview.
Introduction: Organized cancer screening has been supported since 2003 by a recommendation from the Council of the European Union (EU) and by the publication of guidelines for...
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Preliminary results of the evaluation of the pilot program for organized cervical cancer screening, France, 2010–2012.
Objectives: This article presents the initial results of an evaluation of the 13 departments in France that piloted cervical cancer screening programs using the same protocol during...
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Monitoring of precancerous and cancerous lesions of the cervix using the cancer registries of the Francim network.
The emergence of HPV vaccination and the need to evaluate its effectiveness have prompted a review of the data collected by cancer registries. The objective of this study was to...
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Distribution of human papillomaviruses (HPV) in Pap smears collected as part of the organized cervical cancer screening program in France.
Introduction: Vaccination against low-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) types 6 and 11, which cause genital warts, and against high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) types 16 and 18,...
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Performance of self-administered dry vaginal swabs for the detection of high-risk oncogenic human papillomavirus infections in cervical cancer screening: a cross-sectional study.
Participation in cervical cancer screening remains low in many countries. Testing for high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) using self-collected samples could be an alternative to...
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Editorial. When medical advice for travelers helps protect France from the spread of exotic infectious diseases.