The European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) examines the prevalence and risk factors for asthma and asthma-like symptoms in several regions across various countries, with...

The editorial introduces this issue of BEH, which provides an initial epidemiological assessment of the health consequences of the explosion at the AZF chemical fertilizer plant.

Paris is by far the hardest-hit department in France, with an incidence rate 4.5 times higher than the national average. Although its population accounts for only one-thirtieth of...

The ministerial decree of July 26, 2001, requires the reporting of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), the procedures for which were specified in the circular of July 30, 2001, and...

In July 2004, there were 64,813 inmates in France (source: prison administration). Inmates have multiple personal and social risk factors that predispose them to tuberculosis prior to...

Paris had the highest tuberculosis incidence rate in France in 2002, at 54.1 cases per 100,000 people—five times the national rate. High rates are found in major urban areas of many...

This article presents findings from the Vespa survey of HIV-positive heterosexuals receiving outpatient care in Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, and Saint Martin, focusing on key...

Lead poisoning in children is a major public health concern in the Île-de-France region. A 1999 Inserm expert panel estimated that 85,000 children aged 1 to 6 in France had blood lead...

The authors report an outbreak of six cases of trichinellosis linked to the consumption of frozen wild boar meat. While such outbreaks are regularly reported in France, the fact that...

The Maine-et-Loire City-Hospital Network, or "Hepatitis Network 49," is one of the oldest networks dedicated to viral hepatitis in France (established in 1991). The missions of the...