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Summary of Influenza Surveillance in the French West Indies and French Guiana: 2006–2007 Season
Surveillance data from the 2006–2007 flu season show moderate flu activity in the French West Indies. In French Guiana, the epidemiology of the flu appears to have changed since 2006,...
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A case of locally acquired Plasmodium vivax malaria was reported in Corsica, France, in August 2006.
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...
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Outbreak of gastroenteritis linked to a sand yachting competition, Hermanville-sur-Mer, France, March 2006
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...
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Trends in hospitalizations and emergency department visits for acute asthma in the Midi-Pyrénées region, France, from 1991 to 2004
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...
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Investigation following incidents of staff feeling unwell in the central operating room at Hôpital Nord in Marseille, France, 2005.
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...
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Traffic Accident Victims: What Are the Trends? Rhône Registry, France, 1996–2008
Against the backdrop of an overall decline in traffic-related injuries, this article presents a detailed analysis of trends in this area. The Rhône Registry of Road Traffic Accident...
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People from Sub-Saharan Africa with delayed access to HIV care: data from the Retard survey, France, November 2003–August 2004
Recent data on new HIV/AIDS diagnoses highlight the growing proportion of people from sub-Saharan Africa. The ANRS-Vespa survey, conducted among a statistically representative sample...
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HIV Prevalence and Testing Behavior Among Men Who Frequent Gay Social Venues in Paris. Prevagay 2009.
In 2009, the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance launched the first HIV seroprevalence survey among men who have sex with men (MSM) frequenting gay social venues in Paris....
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Meningococcal Infections in Seine-Maritime: A Study of the Increase in Reported Cases in 1997
In January 1998, the Departmental Directorate of Health and Social Affairs (DDASS) of Seine-Maritime reported to the National Public Health Network a significant increase in the number...
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Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Paris in June 1998
From June 29 to July 1, 1998, four cases of Legionnaires' disease in British nationals were reported to the National Public Health Network through the mandatory reporting system and...
