| [sero-epidemiological study of cysticercosis in reunion island]. | cysticercosis is a health problem in reunion island. a representative sample (3388 sera) of the reunion population (more than 14 years of age) shows a prevalence of 8.2%. a statistically significant correlation is found with mode of transmission (pig raising, toilet). this result contributes to proposed measures of prevention. | 1990 | 2350844 |
| [seroprevalence of cysticercosis, taeniasis and swine infection on réunion island in 1992]. | cysticercosis is a parasitic disease commonly observed in developing countries in latin america, africa, and asia. many cases involving cerebral injury have been reported on reunion island, a french department in the indian ocean. the present article describes the findings of a seroprevalence survey performed from september 1990 to may 1992 using an elisa technique. out of a total of 1010 individuals randomly selected from the voter registration records of the island's 24 polling districts, 993 ... | 1997 | 9289608 |
| [outbreak of influenza pandemic virus a(h1n1) 2009 infections in the emergency department, saint-pierre, réunion island, july-september 2009]. | a new h1n1 virus originating from swine recently emerged as the first influenza pandemic of the 21st century. on july 3, 2009, this new influenza a(h1n1) virus (s-oiv) of swine origins was identified in réunion island, a french overseas department located in the southern hemisphere. the present study describes the characteristics of the epidemic from july 3 to september 30, 2009. among the 479 patients included in our study (236 males, 37.3 ± 19.0 years), 255 (53.2%) were reported to have comorb ... | 2011 | 21451954 |
| salmonella in fattening pigs in reunion island: herd prevalence and risk factors for infection. | our objective was to identify the risk factors for salmonella infection in fattening pigs in reunion island. sixty pig farms were studied from april to august 2008 on the whole island. a questionnaire was submitted to the farmers, and samples of fresh faeces and gauze socks were taken to assess the salmonella status of each herd. 40% of the herds tested positive for salmonella spp. the most prevalent serovars were s. typhimurium and s. derby. the risk of salmonella infection for the fattening pi ... | 2010 | 20615564 |
| [outbreak of influenza pandemic virus a(h1n1) 2009 infections in emergency department, saint-pierre, reunion island. july-august 2009]. | the 2009 pandemic influenza a (h1n1) virus has emerged to cause the first pandemic of the 21st century. on july 3, 2009, novel swine-origin influenza a (h1n1) virus (s-oiv) was identified in reunion island, french overseas department located in the southern hemisphere. the present study describes the characteristics and the impact of the epidemic on the activity of an emergency department (ed) from july 3 to august 31, 2009. | 2010 | 20466514 |
| [epidemiologic survey of the cysticercosis endemic on réunion island]. | the high incidence of cysticercosis was underestimated in reunion island before computed tomography (january, 1984). in 1974, soulayrolles et boyer-vidal found that cysticercosis was responsible for 0.5 p. 100 of the cases of epilepsy. in hospitalized people, routine cranial and muscles radiographies detected: 1/among 242 epileptics: 183 men: 36 positive (19.67 p. 100); 59 women: 9 positive (15.25 p. 100), 2/among 166 non epileptic-related neurological disorders: 106 men, 6 positive (5.66 p. 100 ... | 1986 | 3797934 |