In Quebec, the surveillance of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a public health priority. Based on a conceptual framework, the "respiratory diseases"...

Salmonella transmission via reptiles has been reported in many countries, most commonly among children. To describe cases of reptile-transmitted Salmonella infections in young children...

Contact with animals, particularly reptiles, is a known source of Salmonella transmission. Cases of Salmonella infections transmitted by pet reptiles have been reported in the...

Introduction: The National Surveillance Network for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (RNS-CJD) is a national, multidisciplinary organization. Its objective is to detect all cases of human...

Introduction: Over the past ten years, the annual incidence of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in France has ranged from 0.90 to 1.60 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. Neisseria...

In quantitative health risk assessment (QHRA), it is necessary, during the exposure characterization phase, to take into account, as much as possible, the specific characteristics of...

Introduction: Surveillance of foodborne illnesses helps guide prevention and control measures for these diseases. Mandatory reporting (MR) of foodborne outbreaks in France showed a...

Introduction: Pulmonary embolism (PE) accounts for approximately 55,000 hospitalizations and 15,000 deaths per year. Seasonal variations in mortality from pulmonary embolism (PE) have...

Introduction: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), a musculoskeletal disorder resulting from compression of the median nerve at the base of the palm, is the occupational disease most...