A case of locally acquired Plasmodium vivax malaria was detected in Corsica in the summer of 2006. This is the first case of locally acquired malaria in Corsica since 1972. Corsica is a...

Background: During the development of regional air quality plans in France, assessments of the short-term health impacts of urban air pollution were conducted using exposure-risk...

Background - On March 29, 2006, the Calvados Departmental Directorate of Health and Social Affairs was alerted to a cluster of gastroenteritis cases among sailors who had participated in...

Introduction - The purpose of this study is to describe recent trends in asthma-related mortality, hospitalizations, and emergency department visits for acute asthma in the Midi-Pyrénées...

Unexplained episodes of illness occurred among staff in a central operating unit at Marseille’s Hôpital Nord during a period of construction work in August 2005. The nonspecific...

The main findings of the Coquelicot survey have just been published. Swaps took this opportunity to examine the profiles and behaviors of crack users in northeastern Paris, as described...

Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is a feared illness due to its sudden onset—most often in young children or adolescents—its high case-fatality rate, the risk of serious long-term...

Introduction - Ringworm outbreaks in France are primarily caused by the following three anthropophilic dermatophytes: Microsporum langeronii (M. langeronii), Trichophyton soudanense (T....

In this article, we report on the rubella situation within the military epidemiological surveillance system covering the Île-de-France and Centre regions, where an outbreak occurred...

Since 1987, a surveillance system for human salmonellosis has been in operation in Mayenne, involving the Departmental Health and Social Affairs Service (DDASS), clinical laboratories,...