Introduction: Dermatophytoses are frequently diagnosed in childcare settings, environments conducive to epidemic spread due to close contact, the risk of transmission to siblings, and a...

Introduction: Although obstetric hemorrhage is one of the most common causes of maternal death worldwide, its prevalence is poorly understood. The objective of this population-based...

Objectives - The prevalence of psychiatric disorders (PDs) among college students has been little studied. This article examines the annual prevalence of PDs among college students,...

A case of locally acquired Plasmodium vivax malaria was detected in Corsica in the summer of 2006. This is the first case of locally acquired malaria in Corsica since 1972. Corsica is a...

Background - On March 29, 2006, the Calvados Departmental Directorate of Health and Social Affairs was alerted to a cluster of gastroenteritis cases among sailors who had participated in...

Introduction - The purpose of this study is to describe recent trends in asthma-related mortality, hospitalizations, and emergency department visits for acute asthma in the Midi-Pyrénées...

Unexplained episodes of illness occurred among staff in a central operating unit at Marseille’s Hôpital Nord during a period of construction work in August 2005. The nonspecific...

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

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 industrial...

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 ruled...