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Prevalence of diabetes mellitus in Réunion, 1991
Modern lifestyles and changing dietary habits create conditions conducive to the onset of diabetes. Réunion Island meets these conditions. In fact, sales of oral hypoglycemic agents have...
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Leprosy in the departmental community of Mayotte in 2005
Introduction: Mayotte, a French island in the Comoros archipelago in the Indian Ocean, is located in an area of high endemicity that includes the other islands of the archipelago,...
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How to protect yourself from mosquito bites that carry Chikungunya.
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High prevalence of chronic kidney disease on Réunion Island: the Rédia (Réunion-Diabetes) Study, 1999–2001.
The incidence of end-stage chronic kidney disease associated with diabetes continues to rise worldwide. Its rapid increase on Réunion Island in the 1990s led to the Rédia study, a...
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The Caribbean and Réunion Plagued by Mosquitoes
In 2005, two viral outbreaks underscored the importance of mosquito control in tropical regions: in April, the chikungunya virus struck for the first time on Réunion Island, and in July,...
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Chikungunya in Réunion: An Anthropological Perspective on Social Mobilization
In 2005, a chikungunya outbreak struck the island of Réunion for the first time. An anthropological study conducted shortly thereafter provided insights into the population’s behavior...
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Reunion Island: Community Engagement at the Heart of Vector Control Efforts.
A look back at the evolution of the vector control program (VCP) in Réunion; the authors describe this strategy, which involved, on the one hand, the gradual phasing out of insecticide...
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Preventing the risk of an epidemic in Réunion and Mayotte.
The public authorities have established a strengthened system for epidemiological surveillance, early warning, operational response, and community outreach in Réunion and Mayotte, under...
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La Réunion: An educational workbook to help promote healthy eating.
In Réunion, obesity rates are rising as traditional culinary practices decline and industrial food products flood the market. In response to this shift in behavior, the General Council...
