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"Occupational Disease Awareness Weeks": An observatory on occupational diseases in the Pays de la Loire region
At the initiative of the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS), an experimental network for the epidemiological surveillance of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) was...
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Investigation of an outbreak of viral gastroenteritis at a facility for elderly residents requiring long-term care. Alpes-Maritimes, April–May 2008
In April 2008, several cases of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) were reported among residents and staff at a nursing home for dependent elderly individuals (Ehpad) to the health authorities...
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Health implications of the presence of lindane in the drinking water supply of the municipality of Belgentier
Exceedances of the groundwater quality limit value set by French regulations have been observed for one substance—lindane—in several water samples taken from the Gavaudan spring, which...
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Investigation into a suspected cluster of leukemia cases in the area around Saint-Philbert en Mauges (Maine-et-Loire)
Five cases of leukemia believed to have occurred over a four-year period in the town of Saint-Philbert-en-Mauges (Maine-et-Loire) led the town’s mayor to file a report with the...
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Congenital Malformations in Boys in Languedoc-Roussillon: A Study of Surgical Cases of Cryptorchidism and Hypospadias Based on PMSI Data from 1998 to 2001
Following a report by Professor Charles Sultan, a pediatric endocrinologist at Montpellier University Hospital, regarding an increase in the number of cases of severe malformations...
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Device for Monitoring CO Poisoning. Evaluation Report on the Pilot Phase. December 2004
A new system for monitoring cases of CO poisoning, implemented via a circular, has been piloted in the Pays-de-la-Loire and Aquitaine regions since January 2004. This system relies on a...
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Assessment of lead exposure in children exposed to pollutants emitted by the TPC plant in Seurre
T.PC., a company located in Seurre, uses various metals in the manufacture of electronic components. Less than 150 meters away from the factory, downwind, there is a daycare center and a...
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Evaluation of the initiative to encourage syphilis screening at anonymous and free screening clinics. Paris, May–September 2002
In Paris, at STD clinics, the number of syphilis cases has declined steadily since the 1980s. In 2000, a rise in the number of cases revealed an epidemic among gay men. To address this...
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Q Fever Outbreak at a Meat Processing Plant, Maine-et-Loire, February 2009
The InVS regional office in the Pays de la Loire investigated an outbreak of Q fever that occurred in Maine-et-Loire in early 2009 at a facility comprising a cattle slaughterhouse and a...
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Dengue Outbreak in Saint Martin (Guadeloupe). Investigation Report
About twenty years ago, a dengue surveillance system was established in Guadeloupe and its outlying territories to detect the onset of epidemics, guide vector control efforts through the...
