Three cases of childhood cancer occurred between 1995 and 1999 at a preschool built on a former industrial brownfield site in Vincennes (Val-de-Marne). An initial assessment in 2000 had...

Introduction - Five cases of pleural mesothelioma among staff at the Jussieu campus in Paris were reported to the InVS, which sought to assess the likelihood that these mesotheliomas...

Introduction: In early February 2007, the coordinating physician at a nursing home reported a significant number of flu-like illnesses among residents and staff. Methods: A cohort study...

Surveillance data from the 2006–2007 flu season show moderate flu activity in the French West Indies. In French Guiana, the epidemiology of the flu appears to have changed since 2006,...

The explosion at the AZF factory on September 21, 2001, was a major industrial accident with two notable characteristics: the impact on the entire city, far beyond the industrial site,...

The accident on September 21, 2001, at the AZF factory in Toulouse resulted in the release of pollutants into the air, water, and soil both during and after the explosion. Assessing the...

Between November 5, 2003, and January 22, 2004, 86 cases of Legionnaires' disease were reported in the Pas-de-Calais department. This Legionnaires' disease outbreak is the largest ever...

Following the explosion at the AZF factory in Toulouse on September 21, 2001 (30 deaths, nearly 30,000 buildings destroyed or severely damaged), an assessment was conducted to formulate...

Between July 31 and August 5, 2003, 12 cases of Legionnaires' disease caused by Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 (Lp1) were reported to the Hérault Departmental Directorate of Health...