The use of measurement scales or questionnaires is common and is often seen as a panacea for assessing occupational risks in the psychosocial sphere. However, these tools should be...

In the Netherlands, the prevalence of Salmonella Paratyphi B (Java variant) in poultry rose from less than 2% of all isolates prior to 1996 to approximately 60% in 2002. Despite...

This article presents data on the prevalence of infections from a prevalence survey conducted in two hospitals in Latvia. This is the first time a survey of this type has been conducted...

Objective - Methods for quantifying the health risks associated with exposure to air pollution have been developed over the past 20 years. Cardiovascular health has rapidly become the...

The incidence of Salmonella enteric infections in Guipúzcoa, Spain, was assessed through a cohort study conducted from 1983 to 2000. Only cases confirmed by stool culture were included....

As of June 5, 2009, a total of 21,915 cases (including 128 deaths) of influenza A (H1N1)v had been reported by 72 countries. The outbreak spread from Mexico and the United States through...

Since the emergence of the new influenza A(H1N1)v virus was first recognized, initial quantitative data on its transmissibility have become available. This article provides a summary of...

When the alert regarding the new influenza virus was issued on April 25, 2009, the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance and the company EpiConcept developed a tool enabling...

Influenza A viruses are classified into subtypes based on their surface glycoproteins, hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA). All virus subtypes circulate among waterfowl. Some are...

Due to the emergence of a new influenza A(H1N1)v virus in North America, active surveillance for cases of infection with this virus has been implemented in France. The goal is to enable...