Since 1999, several studies have estimated chlordecone exposure among the populations of Guadeloupe and Martinique, either through direct measurement in biological matrices (blood, milk,...

The rediscovery of chlordecone in surface waters in the French West Indies sparked a significant mobilization, first locally and then at the national level. A pesticide used to control...

Introduction - Diabetes is a chronic condition that affects quality of life (QOL). Our objective was to identify the sociodemographic characteristics and health status indicators...

Between 2004 and 2009, 615 cases of typhoid fever, 178 cases of paratyphoid A, 82 cases of paratyphoid B, and 6 cases of paratyphoid C were reported in France. The annual incidence of...

Introduction - This article compares the demographic and medical characteristics of influenza-related deaths during the 2009–2010 influenza A(H1N1) pandemic with those of seasonal...

Introduction - The objective of this study was to assess whether the time required to return to an acceptable blood lead level (Pb) had improved over time, regardless of the severity of...

Tuberculosis surveillance in Gironde is carried out through a network that has gradually taken shape over the past fifteen years. The goal was to improve the completeness of mandatory...

Objectives - The objectives of this study were to estimate the proportion of patients admitted to acute care and rehabilitation (ACR) units following a stroke and to describe how this...

Twenty years after the launch of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, the number of endemic countries has fallen from 125 in 1988 to four in 2008 (Afghanistan, India, Nigeria, and...