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...

This article describes the investigations conducted following an outbreak of fascioliasis (liver fluke infection) reported by the Tourcoing University Hospital. This is the first...

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...

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.

Introduction - Ringworm outbreaks in France are primarily caused by the following three anthropophilic dermatophytes: Microsporum langeronii (M. langeronii), Trichophyton soudanense...

Environmental studies and investigations were conducted following reports of a cluster of pediatric cancers in a neighborhood of Vincennes, which is partly located on a former...

Following reports in 1999 of a cluster of childhood cancers among students attending a school built on a former industrial site, epidemiological and environmental studies initially...

Three cases of childhood cancer occurred between 1995 and 1999 at a preschool built on a former industrial brownfield site in Vincennes (Val-de-Marne). An initial assessment in 2000...

Objective - To assess differences in the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension between the French West Indies and French Guiana and mainland France. Methods -...