Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to J-C. Desenclos.
Surveillance of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in France is based mainly on laboratory reporting, as STIs are not among the diseases notified by physicians. The network RENAGO (Reseau National du Gonocoque) was set up in 1986 to monitor national t
For a few years, France has been faced to a rapid spread of anti-microbial resistance in hospitals and in general practice despite the many recommendations issued to solve this problem. In 1999, the Institut de Veille Sanitaire conducted a collective expe
The free circulation of people, goods, and foods within the European Union (EU) states has increased the opportunity for international outbreaks of foodborne infections despite prevention efforts to reduce microbiological contamination of foodstuffs. The
In this issue, Eurosurveillance publishes a report about two outbreaks of trichinellosis - of eight and 44 cases, respectively - that occurred in the German state of Northrhine-Westfalia from October to December 1998. Well conducted epidemiological invest
Surveillance must lead to action: such is its philosophy and its public health justification. This statement is perfectly illustrated by the surveillance of legionellosis. The disease is transmitted by contaminated aerosols from a waterborne germ reservoi
The transmission of an avian influenza H5N1 virus to a child in Hong Kong in May 1997 followed by the occurrence of 17 other human cases with a high case fatality rate (6/18, 33%) suggested that an influenza pandemic could be imminent and led many Europea
Two outbreaks of trichinellosis in the Tarn et Garonne, departement, France were reported by the departmental health autorities on 2 March 1998, to the Reseau National de Sante Publique (RNSP). An epidemiological investigation began on 3 March in order to
Q fever is an ubiquitous zoonosis caused by the rickettsial organism Coxiella burnetii. Both sporadic cases and epidemics occur in areas where sheep and goats are bred. The main route of transmission is by inhalation of aerosols from the environment (soil
On 20 December 1995, the National Network of Public Health (Reseau National de Sante Publique - RNSP) was notified by the Salmonella and Shigella National Reference Centre (Centre National de Reference - CNR) that a greater than expected number of human i
A public health officer of the Direction Departementale de l'Action Sanitaire et Sociale des Pyrenees Atlantiques in France was notified of an outbreak of acute respiratory illness among residents of a nursing home on 4 December, 1995. Over 50 of the 69 r