This article provides an overview of the global SARS epidemic: its history, the current situation, modes of transmission, the international response, and future prospects.

This article describes the initial data available on SARS and the state of knowledge as of mid-May 2003, as well as their implications for measures to control transmission.

Since 1987, the surveillance of Legionnaires' disease in France has been based on a mandatory reporting system. Enhanced collaboration with the Legionella Reference Center (CNR)...

This article describes the investigation that followed the Meaux Hospital’s report of nine cases of Legionnaires’ disease to the DDASS. Two of the hospital’s cooling towers were...

Since surveillance was strengthened in 1997, the number of reported cases of Legionnaires' disease has continued to rise. This increase reflects efforts to improve case detection and...

Introduction - The objective of this study was to estimate, in addition to the overall and specific prevalence of colorectal cancer (CRC), the prevalence of patients requiring follow-up...

Cervical cancer accounts for 3,387 new cases and 1,000 deaths per year in France, corresponding to an average incidence of 8 per 100,000 person-years in 2000. It ranks seventh among...

More than 50 million people, half of whom are Europeans (and more than 8 million of whom are French), travel each year from developed countries to tropical countries. About half of them...

The purpose of this practical guide is to provide an overview of the current state of knowledge (as of 1996) regarding Legionnaires' disease and to outline the appropriate course of...