[Use of satellites for public health purposes in tropical areas].

The epidemiological hallmark of the new millennium has been the emergence or recrudescence of transmissible diseases with high epidemic potential. Disease tracking is becoming an increasingly global task requiring implementation of more and more sophisticated control strategies and facilities for sustainable development. A promising initiative involves the use of satellite technology to monitor and forecast the spread of disease.

Correlation analysis between bovine populations, other farm animals, house pets, and multiple sclerosis prevalence.

In a previous study we analyzed the possible relationship between dairy product consumption and multiple sclerosis (MS) worldwide. We showed that a good correlation (Spearman rank p = 0.836), statistically strongly significant (p < 0.

Correlation between milk and dairy product consumption and multiple sclerosis prevalence: a worldwide study.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) epidemiology suggests that different factors are involved in the clinical expression of the disease. Alimentary cofactors have already been considered, but mainly theoretically. We have studied the relationship between MS prevalence and dairy product consumption in 27 countries and 29 populations all over the world, with Spearman's correlation test.

[Epidemiologic study of malaria in the Koza region (North Cameroon)].

The data obtained in the survey carried out in the villages of the Mandara mountains are as follows. P. falciparum is the only species of Plasmodium which has been found in the area.

[Epidemiologic study of onchocerciasis in the Matakams of the Mandara Mountains (North Cameroon)].

The epidemiological study of onchocerciasis performed in the area, where a certain number of dams are already build, shows that the prevalence of the disease varies in the different villages. The variations observed are probably in relation with the distance separating the villages from the temporary breeding sites of S. damnosum.