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Perceptions of infection risks when traveling abroad: attitudes and practices of residents of metropolitan France, 2006.
Introduction - The significant increase in international travel exposes a growing portion of the French population to health risks—whether infectious or otherwise—that can sometimes...
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Editorial. June 15, 2007: Entry into force of the new International Health Regulations
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Rubella in Pregnant Women and Newborns in Metropolitan France in 2004 and 2005: Data from the Rénarub Network
A surveillance system for rubella infections in pregnant women and congenital rubella was established in France in 1976 through the Rénarub laboratory network. Its purpose is to assess...
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Carbon monoxide poisoning or psychogenic syndrome in a choir? Pamproux, France, 2006.
On January 30, 2006, a mass illness incident occurred among a choir of teenagers gathered in a municipal hall in Pamproux, in the Deux-Sèvres department. Called to the scene following...
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Case-control study on HIV seroconversion among healthcare workers following percutaneous exposure to contaminated blood. United States, France, and the United Kingdom, January 1988–August 1994
To identify potential risk factors, the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), in collaboration with French and British health authorities, conducted a retrospective...
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Changes in General Practitioners' Health Behaviors Regarding Smoking from 1992 to 1994
The national "Health Barometer" surveys conducted by the French Committee for Health Education (CFES) provide insight into changes in physicians' smoking habits from 1992 to 1994. The...
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Family history of colorectal cancer and negative blood culture: evaluation of two screening methods with the involvement of the family physician
This article presents the results of a study designed to evaluate the effectiveness of fecal occult blood tests and a self-administered questionnaire—subsequently validated by a family...
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Drug sensitivity of imported Plasmodium falciparum malaria in France in 1997
Travel to malaria-endemic areas and imported malaria cases in France increased in 1996. To obtain a representative sample of imported malaria, five "sentinel" hospitals sent all of their...
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The AIDS Situation in France as of September 30, 1986
As of September 30, 1986, the number of cases reported to the DGS under the program established in March 1982 had reached 1,050. The average number of new cases reported was 14.9 per...
