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...

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...

Here we present a summary of the results from the recently published EDiTH studies, which analyze the distribution of human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes in invasive cancers,...

The Air and Health Monitoring Program (Psas) aims to monitor the health effects of urban air pollution. We will present the organization and key methodological aspects underpinning...

Among the objectives of epidemiological surveillance, priority is sometimes given to acquiring knowledge rather than to detecting clusters of cases, which is the primary purpose of...

Objectives - This study describes a large-scale anti-smoking campaign conducted in Cyprus from 2004 to 2008 with the aim of reducing children’s exposure to secondhand smoke and...

Introduction - In 2004, New York City conducted a population-based environmental biomonitoring study to identify exposures to selected biomarkers and provide guidance for public health...