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A representative national sample of people with diabetes, 2007–2010: Characteristics, health status, care, and economic burden of people with diabetes
This report presents the main findings of the 2007–2010 Entred study among adults. It describes the health status and care of people with diabetes treated in mainland France and the...
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Lead Exposure Among French Children in 2008–2009. Saturn-Inf Survey 2008–2009. National Survey on the Prevalence of Lead Poisoning Among Children Aged 6 Months to 6 Years
Introduction - This report presents the results of the Saturn-Inf survey, a national survey on the prevalence of childhood lead poisoning conducted in France in 2008–2009. The objectives...
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Assessment of the Short- and Long-Term Health Impacts of Urban Air Pollution in the Bayonne and Pau Metropolitan Areas, Pyrénées-Atlantiques Department, 2007–2009
The short- and long-term relationships between air pollution and health effects, in terms of mortality and morbidity, have been extensively demonstrated by numerous epidemiological...
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Outbreak of acute waterborne gastroenteritis in Pleaux, Cantal, April 2012
On April 12, 2012, the Regional Health Agency (ARS) notified the Auvergne Regional Health Agency (Cire Auvergne) of a high level of microbial contamination in the water supply system of...
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Surveillance and Monitoring During the 2009 Influenza A(H1N1) Pandemic: A Report by the InVS
This report outlines the approach taken by the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS) in collaboration with its various partners during the 2009 influenza A(H1N1)...
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A Review of 10 Years of Tularemia Surveillance in Humans in France
Objectives. Tularemia has been included on the list of notifiable diseases (ND) since 2002 as part of the plan for the prevention of nuclear, radiological, biological, and chemical...
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Summary of InVS studies on the risk factors and health impacts of heat waves in urban areas using satellite data
Large cities are particularly vulnerable to heat waves due to their population density, land-use characteristics, anthropogenic heat generation (the urban heat island effect—UHI), and...
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Quantitative Evaluation of the Legionnaires' Disease Surveillance System in France in 2010
The incidence of reported legionellosis in France is estimated based on mandatory reporting (MR) and stood at 2.4 per 100,000 in 2010, with a west-to-east gradient. The objective of this...
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National Observatory on Occupational Asthma II (ONAP II). Results for 2008–2011
The pilot phase of the ONAP II project began in 2008. An initial summary of the 2008–2009 results was published in July 2011. The number of cases collected at that time was not yet...
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Monitoring Suicide Mortality Among Farming Operators: Initial Findings
Several French and international studies have observed an elevated risk of death by suicide among farmers. In light of this, the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS)...