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The Pilot Network for Epidemiological Surveillance of Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Pays de la Loire Region: Objectives and General Methodology.
The Occupational Health Department of the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS) has proposed a national surveillance program for musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) to the...
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Sexual violence: Medical examinations of victims who filed complaints in 2009 in Seine-Saint-Denis (France).
Introduction - It is estimated that at least 50,000 rapes are committed each year in France, only a small fraction of which result in formal complaints. The objective here was to assess...
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Foreign nationals in administrative detention: medical assessments, health and socioeconomic perspectives. Bobigny (France), 2008–2009.
Introduction - Administrative detention centers (CRA) house undocumented immigrants awaiting a decision regarding their continued detention or removal from the country. The purpose of...
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The Role of Forensic Medicine in Understanding Violent Deaths in the Bas-Rhin (France) in 2008.
In France, cases of violent death have been the subject of few previous studies by forensic institutes and are underestimated in the statistics of the CépiDc. Our retrospective study...
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Investigation of two outbreaks of foodborne illness linked to the consumption of shellfish in Loire-Atlantique, France, 2010
Introduction - Two outbreaks of foodborne illness were reported among employees of the same company following seminars held at two seaside resorts in Loire-Atlantique between January 26...
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Management of a cluster of influenza A(H1N1)2009 cases in the specific setting of a facility for children with disabilities, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France, November 2009.
Introduction - As part of the surveillance of influenza clusters in at-risk communities, the Eastern Regional Office of the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance conducted an...
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Cluster of influenza A(H1N1)2009 cases at Jeu de Paume Elementary School, Créteil, France, June 2009.
In late May 2009, a surveillance system for clusters of influenza cases was established to assess the circulation of the A(H1N1)2009 virus in the population. On Monday, June 22, the...
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2009 H1N1 Influenza A Outbreak at a Vacation Resort, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, July 2009.
On July 28, 2009, an outbreak of clustered influenza cases at a vacation center in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence region was reported to the Southern Regional Office of the French Institute...
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HCV Infections (Genotypes 4, 5, and 6) in Languedoc-Roussillon, France, Between 1993 and 2008
Hepatitis C is a significant public health issue in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. Little epidemiological data is available, particularly regarding genotypes 4, 5, and 6. Our objective...
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Outbreak of influenza A(H1N1)2009 with no history of travel at a middle school in the Toulouse region, France, June 2009.
In June 2009, the first cluster of influenza A(H1N1)2009 cases with no history of travel occurred in France at a middle school on the outskirts of Toulouse. A total of 15 cases were...
