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Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Paris in June 1998
From June 29 to July 1, 1998, four cases of Legionnaires' disease in British nationals were reported to the National Public Health Network through the mandatory reporting system and the...
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Meningococcal Infections in Seine-Maritime: A Study of the Increase in Reported Cases in 1997
In January 1998, the Departmental Directorate of Health and Social Affairs (DDASS) of Seine-Maritime reported to the National Public Health Network (the Institute for Public Health...
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Letter to the Editor regarding the article “Drug-resistant tuberculosis in Seine-Saint-Denis: a case-based screening study”
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Pays-de-la-Loire: First Risk Assessment Map for Musculoskeletal Disorders
Created at the initiative of the InVS, the epidemiological surveillance network for musculoskeletal disorders established in the Pays-de-la-Loire region has identified the sectors and...
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Awareness of the Risks Associated with Carbon Monoxide in a Public Housing Complex Partially Equipped with Carbon Monoxide Detectors, 2007, Morbihan, France
Introduction - Awareness of the risks associated with carbon monoxide (CO) was assessed in a public housing complex in Morbihan. The study sought to identify differences in awareness...
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Prevalence and Risk Factors for Hepatitis C Virus Seroconversion in a Cohort of Intravenous Drug Users in Northeastern France
The transmission of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) remains high among people who inject drugs (PWID). While harm reduction policies that promote IDUs’ access to sterile syringes and...
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A surge in appendectomies in La Désirade, Guadeloupe, August 1995–July 1996
Background: In October 1995, the island’s sole physician reported approximately 50 cases of acute appendicitis among the population of Île de la Désirade (1,605 residents) to the DDASS....
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Use of Saliva Tests in the Investigation of a Hepatitis A Outbreak, Auvergne, December 2004.
In November 2004, six cases of hepatitis A that occurred over a two-week period (five students from a preschool and elementary school and one parent) were reported to the Departmental...
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Investigation of a reported cluster of childhood cancers in Saint-Cyr-l'Ecole, October 2004.
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"MCP Weeks" in the Pays de la Loire region: a monitoring center for occupational diseases.
Occupational diseases (MCP) are, in theory, all diseases that may be work-related but do not fall under the categories of compensable occupational diseases (MPI) listed in the general...
