Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin

The BEH is a peer-reviewed journal published by Santé publique France, which publishes articles submitted by all stakeholders in public health. It is freely available online.

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Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, April 21, 2026, No. 10

  • Assessing the Complexity of Pediatric Obesity Using Multidimensional Scores to Facilitate Care Grading
  • Tuberculosis in Seine-Saint-Denis: incidence and role of the Tuberculosis Control Center in investigations of a case from 2018 to 2023

Issues published in 2026

  • Occupational exposure among construction and public works workers in mainland France in 2019, estimated using the job-exposure matrices from the Matgéné program
  • Hidden out-of-pocket costs for healthcare among people with chronic illnesses, disabilities, or loss of independence: observations and implications based on 3,100 healthcare system users recruited through a nonprofit organization

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  • Talking About Mental Health Issues or Psychological Difficulties: Results of the CoviPrev Survey, May 2022–September 2023

  • Investigation of an unexplained collective syndrome in a residential care facility: a multidisciplinary approach and lessons learned

  • Epidemiology of colorectal cancer in French Guiana from 2003 to 2017: a descriptive and spatial analysis based on data from the Cancer Registry

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  • Tobacco Price Increases: Attitudes and Motivation to Quit Among French Smokers in 2022

  • Use of colonoscopy following a positive screening test: analysis of delays and factors associated with non-completion in mainland France between 2016 and 2020

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  • Diabetes-related foot complications: a preventable burden

  • Diabetic foot complications in France: the situation is not improving!

  • Hospitalizations for foot complications among people with diabetes in France: trends from 2012 to 2022 and the use of preventive measures

  • The care pathway for people living with diabetes in Réunion, eight years prior to their amputation in 2021

  • The patient experience of diabetes-related foot ulcers: a qualitative study using semi-structured interviews

  • Impact of social inequalities and inequalities in access to care on the incidence and prognosis of foot ulcers in people living with diabetes

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Colorectal Cancer: Prevention, Screening, and Care in the Regions

  • Colorectal Cancer Prevention and Screening: Necessary Improvements Across All Regions

  • The Role of Nutritional Factors in Colorectal Cancer Prevention: Levels of Evidence and Outlook

  • Ten Years of Colorectal Cancer Screening Using the Immunochemical Fecal Test in Île-de-France, 2015–2024: Trends, Equity, and Lessons for the Future

  • Sensitivity of the immunological test in detecting invasive cancers within the colorectal cancer screening program in Isère (2015–2018)

  • Delays in initiating treatment for patients in the Vendée region with colon or rectal cancer based on data from the Loire-Atlantique and Vendée Cancer Registry (2009–2019)

  • Characteristics of colorectal cancers in the very elderly in Hérault: a population-based registry study on incidence, stage, treatment, and survival, with trends from 1988 to 2022

  • Functional sequelae after rectal cancer surgery

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  • Mental Health Inequalities in the General Population of the Cayenne Metropolitan Area in French Guiana

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  • Prevalence of psychiatric disorders among men and women who use crack cocaine in Paris (ANRS-Icone 2 Study): the need to adapt healthcare services

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