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Monitoring the flu pandemic in France through syndromic surveillance
Introduction. The influenza A(H1N1) pandemic alert was issued in April 2009. From that date onward, influenza-related data generated by the French Institute for Public Health...
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Prevalence of strokes and their sequelae and their impact on activities of daily living: findings from the 2008–2009 “Disability, Health, and Households” and “Disability, Health, and Institutions” surveys
Objectives - The objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence of strokes and their sequelae among the French population living in ordinary households or in institutions,...
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Outbreak of multidrug-resistant malaria in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the second half of 1985
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Three infectious diseases commonly found among migrants in France: HIV, tuberculosis, and hepatitis B.
The prevalence of HIV, tuberculosis, and hepatitis B is high in certain regions of the world, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. The aim of this article is to describe the...
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Box - Prevalence of diabetes, health status, and healthcare utilization among people with diabetes who are originally from a Maghreb country and reside in metropolitan France.
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The Lack of Cervical Cancer Screening by Migration Status Among Women in the Paris Metropolitan Area in 2010.
Objectives - The objective of this study was to compare cervical cancer screening practices using Pap smears among French women born to two French parents (FPF), French women born to...
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Use of health insurance data to assess the health impact of an outbreak of waterborne gastroenteritis, Bourg-Saint-Maurice (Arc 1800), 2006
Introduction - On the night of February 23–24, 2006, an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) was identified at the Arc 1800 ski resort in Bourg-Saint-Maurice. Epidemiological and...
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The National Nutrition and Health Program (PNNS): A Review of Studies and Observed Results
From the outset, the PNNS planned to evaluate the extent to which it had achieved its objectives. Monitoring systems were established, methodologies developed, and evaluation studies...
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The Role of Mathematical Modeling in Vaccination Decisions: Examples from Vaccinations Against Chickenpox, Rotavirus, and Human Papillomavirus
The decision to introduce a new vaccine into the immunization schedule is a complex, multidisciplinary process based on assessing the risk-benefit balance and, increasingly, on...
