Introduction - In France, the incidence of hospitalizations for valvular heart disease is on the rise. The objective of this study was to estimate mortality due to valvular heart...

In France, published prevalence estimates for pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) and/or autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are rare and limited to data collected by the two French...

Chlordecone is a pesticide that was used between 1973 and 1993 in Martinique and Guadeloupe to control the banana weevil. Its use has led to persistent contamination of soil, river...

The general public is exposed to a wide variety of chemicals through the air, water, soil, food, consumer products, or during occupational activities. Human biomonitoring (BM) measures...

Biomonitoring makes it possible to characterize population exposure to multiple chemical substances and to generate data useful for assessing health risks and impacts. It is an...

Background Enteroviruses (EV) are found worldwide. In temperate regions such as France, an increase in enterovirus infections is observed every year during the summer and fall. This...

Key points HIV/AIDS While the number of HIV serology tests performed per 1,000 inhabitants, after falling by 12.5% in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, rose again in...

Key points HIV/AIDS In 2021, the incidence rate, at 165 (141–188) per million inhabitants, should be interpreted with caution due to the very wide confidence interval ...

Key Points Overall increase in STI and HIV testing in Brittany. HIV/AIDS Participation in the LaboVIH survey and reporting of new HIV diagnoses via e-DO by clinicians and...

Key points HIV/AIDS The participation rate of clinical laboratories in the LaboVIH survey declined in the Hauts-de-France region and in mainland France (excluding the...