During the summer of 2003, France experienced an unprecedented heat wave. This heat wave had a greater impact in large urban areas due to the urban heat island effect. Meteorological...

During a screening campaign in a community in March 2002—where a case of tuberculosis had previously been diagnosed each year—13 cases of tuberculosis were identified, two of which...

In August 2009, a nursing home for the elderly (Ehpad) in the Vaucluse department reported seven suspected cases of influenza. Since the nasal swabs taken to test for the new...

Introduction - The aim of this study was to describe the level of physical activity (PA) among school-aged children in northern France, using an objective measure of PA.Methods - The...

As the French territories closest to the areas initially affected by the 2009 A(H1N1) influenza pandemic, the regions of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, and Martinique, along with the...

The strategy for investigating and screening tuberculosis cases appears to be poorly implemented in France. To describe the screening of close contacts (CCs) of patients hospitalized...

Motor, sensory, and intellectual disabilities are systematically recorded by the two French registries of childhood disabilities in order to monitor changes in their prevalence over...

Introduction - As part of efforts to reduce cases of lead poisoning linked to industrial activity, glassworks in Lorraine were required to commission a soil assessment to determine the...

Occupational diseases (MCP) are, in theory, all diseases that may be work-related but do not fall under the categories of compensable occupational diseases (MPI) listed in the general...