This article presents data on the prevalence of infections from a prevalence survey conducted in two hospitals in Latvia. This is the first time a survey of this type has been...

Objective - Methods for quantifying the health risks associated with exposure to air pollution have been developed over the past 20 years. Cardiovascular health has rapidly become the...

The incidence of Salmonella enteric infections in Guipúzcoa, Spain, was assessed through a cohort study conducted from 1983 to 2000. Only cases confirmed by stool culture were...

As of June 5, 2009, a total of 21,915 cases (including 128 deaths) of influenza A (H1N1)v had been reported by 72 countries. The outbreak spread from Mexico and the United States...

Since the emergence of the new influenza A(H1N1)v virus was first recognized, initial quantitative data on its transmissibility have become available. This article provides a summary...

When the alert regarding the new influenza virus was issued on April 25, 2009, the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance and the company EpiConcept developed a tool enabling...

Influenza A viruses are classified into subtypes based on their surface glycoproteins, hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA). All virus subtypes circulate among waterfowl. Some are...

Due to the emergence of a new influenza A(H1N1)v virus in North America, active surveillance for cases of infection with this virus has been implemented in France. The goal is to...

Here we present a summary of the results from the recently published EDiTH studies, which analyze the distribution of human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes in invasive cancers,...

The Air and Health Monitoring Program (Psas) aims to monitor the health effects of urban air pollution. We will present the organization and key methodological aspects underpinning...