Caraïbe et océan Indien

Dans la Caraïbe et dans l'océan Indien, histoire littéraire et histoire postcoloniale ont, depuis longtemps, tissé d'étroites relations. Rares sont cependant les études qui ont rapproché les deux espaces pour appréhender leurs littératures respectives jusqu'à l'époque contemporaine et établir comment elles retracent la mémoire inscrite dans les corps et dans les textes. Les articles rassemblés ici interrogent la manière dont les écrivains caribéens et indiaocéaniques élaborent une version savante ou populaire d'épisodes historiques dissidents, escamotés, voire tronqués. Épopée, récit de vie, récit policier, lodyans, roman, poésie : autant de genres marqués par l'hybridité, autant de questions d'histoire suscitées par cette francophonie littéraire postcoloniale

Histoire des immigrations. Panorama régional

Ce dossier présente douze synthèses régionales d'études sur l'histoire de l'immigration menées en 2007-2008 pour le compte de l'Acsé à partir des travaux de recherche existants et d'une exploitation des statistiques des recensements depuis 1851 jusqu'à nos jours. This issue presents twelve regional studies tackling the history of immigration wich have been conducted in 2007-2008 for the ACSE (Agency for Social cohesion and egality of opportunities), based on existing academic researches and exploitation of census figures

Low incidence of SARS-CoV-2, risk factors of mortality and the course of illness in the French national cohort of dialysis patients

International audienceThe aim of this study was to estimate the incidence of COVID-19 disease in the French national population of dialysis patients, their course of illness and to identify the risk factors associated with mortality. Our study included all patients on dialysis recorded in the French REIN Registry in April 2020. Clinical characteristics at last follow-up and the evolution of COVID-19 illness severity over time were recorded for diagnosed cases (either suspicious clinical symptoms, characteristic signs on the chest scan or a positive reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction) for SARS-CoV-2. A total of 1,621 infected patients were reported on the REIN registry from March 16th, 2020 to May 4th, 2020. Of these, 344 died. The prevalence of COVID-19 patients varied from less than 1% to 10% between regions. The probability of being a case was higher in males, patients with diabetes, those in need of assistance for transfer or treated at a self-care unit. Dialysis at home was associated with a lower probability of being infected as was being a smoker, a former smoker, having an active malignancy, or peripheral vascular disease. Mortality in diagnosed cases (21%) was associated with the same causes as in the general population. Higher age, hypoalbuminemia and the presence of an ischemic heart disease were statistically independently associated with a higher risk of death. Being treated at a selfcare unit was associated with a lower risk. Thus, our study showed a relatively low frequency of COVID-19 among dialysis patients contrary to what might have been assumed