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Occupational HIV and HCV Infections Among Healthcare Workers in France: Status as of December 31, 2004
Surveillance of occupational infections among healthcare workers in France was established, using both retrospective and prospective methods, in 1991 for the human immunodeficiency virus...
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Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C Co-infections in the HIV-Positive Population, France, June 2004
Co-infections with HIV and hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) viruses are common, as these three viruses share common modes of transmission. HIV infection worsens the prognosis of HCV- and...
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Surgical Treatment of Colorectal Cancer: Assessment of Hospital Activity, PMSI Data, France, 1998–2001
With 36,000 new cases per year, colorectal cancer ranks third in incidence among men and second among women. Treatment often involves surgery, such as a partial or total colectomy, or a...
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Summary of Health Impact Assessments of Urban Air Pollution, France, 1995–2002
The health risks associated with urban air pollution have been assessed in numerous epidemiological studies, including the Air and Health Monitoring Program in 9 French Cities (PSAS-9),...
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Future Directions for BCG Vaccination Policy in France.
Following an analysis conducted by the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVs) in 2001 regarding the epidemiological relevance of France’s BCG vaccination policy, working...
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Cases of tuberculosis reported in France in 2003.
Since 1964, tuberculosis has been a notifiable disease. Since then, surveillance data show a continuous decline in incidence at the national level through 1997, with incidence rates...
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Investigation into an imported case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in France, November 2004
The patient is a 61-year-old woman who had been visiting Senegal regularly since 2001 without residing there. At the time, she was working in Dakar (in the paramedical field). She...
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Editorial. Tuberculosis remains a pressing issue in France.
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Investigation of a cluster of Legionnaires' disease cases in the town of Soulac-sur-Mer, France, 2004
Between August 23 and 31, 2004, four cases of Legionnaires' disease caused by Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 were reported to the Gironde Departmental Health and Social Affairs...
