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Characteristics and risk factors associated with the use of psychoactive substances during sexual intercourse among patients attending HIV and viral hepatitis screening or treatment centers in southeastern France in 2015
Objective: To describe the use of psychoactive substances during sexual intercourse and associated risk factors. Materials and methods: In 2015, an anonymous self-administered...
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Prevalence and Risk Factors for Hepatitis C Virus Seroconversion in a Cohort of Intravenous Drug Users in Northeastern France
Background: The aim of this prospective study was to assess the incidence and risk factors for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in a group of drug users in northern and eastern France....
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Outbreak of Norovirus foodborne illness linked to the consumption of oysters from the Étang de Thau, France, December 2002
To confirm the role of oysters from the Thau Lagoon in a number of outbreaks of foodborne illness, an epidemiological investigation was conducted into one such outbreak that occurred...
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Two outbreaks of salmonellosis caused by Salmonella Enteritidis PT8, France, June–July and October 2001
This article presents the methodology and results of various investigations conducted by the Aveyron Departmental Directorate for Social Affairs (DDASS), in collaboration with the CIRE...
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Investigation of 22 cases of hepatitis C virus infection at a hemodialysis center in Béziers, 2001–2002.
This article describes the methods and results of a study conducted in late 2001 and early 2002 among all patients at the Béziers Hemodialysis Unit, during which 22 new cases of...
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Tuberculosis outbreak in a migrant shelter in Paris in 2002
During a screening campaign in a community in March 2002—where a case of tuberculosis had previously been diagnosed every year—13 cases of tuberculosis were identified, 2 of which were...
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Fasciolosis outbreak in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, spring 2002
This article describes the investigations conducted following an outbreak of fascioliasis (liver fluke infection) reported by the Tourcoing University Hospital. This is the first...
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Social factors contributing to low participation in organized breast cancer screening programs.
The Directorate General for Health and the National League Against Cancer commissioned the RESSCOM association to conduct a study on the factors contributing to the non-participation of...
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Norovirus gastroenteritis outbreak linked to the consumption of oysters, Somme, January 2001
This article describes the investigation conducted following an outbreak of foodborne illness that occurred in January 2001 at a nursing home in the Somme department.
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Epidemiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis in French Guiana