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Psittacosis and Bird Fairs: Best Practice Recommendations for Organizers and Exhibitors. Case Study of an Outbreak in the Pays de la Loire Region in 2008
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Outbreak of psittacosis among participants at a bird fair, Pays de la Loire, November–December 2008
In December 2008, pulmonologists at Laval University Hospital notified the Pays de la Loire Interregional Epidemiology Unit of three suspected cases of psittacosis. The patients had...
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Assessment of airborne pesticide exposure among the general population. An outdoor air study conducted at four sites in the Hérault department in 2006
Pesticide contamination of the environment has led public authorities to examine the potential health risks associated with this type of exposure. Beyond issues of water and food...
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Investigation into a suspected cluster of cancers in Draveil (Essonne)
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Investigation of a non-infectious outbreak at a nursing home in Barentin (Seine-Maritime). March 2010
On Monday, March 15, 2010, the manager of a real estate company in Barentin (Seine-Maritime) contacted the regional health authorities to seek guidance on managing a scabies outbreak in...
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Les Bourdenières School District in the municipality of Chenôve (population 21,300): Assessment of health risks associated with wood-preserving chemicals
As part of a campaign to measure pesticide levels in ambient air conducted in August 2007 by the French Agency for Environmental and Occupational Health Safety (Afsset) in three schools...
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Evaluation of the 2000 campaign to distribute stable iodine tablets to residents living near the Gravelines nuclear power plant, June 2001
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Radon in Corsica: Assessment of Exposure and Associated Risks
The objective of this study is to estimate the number of lung cancer deaths attributable to radon in Corsica. The characterization of exposure is based on a residential measurement...
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Fire at the SBM Formulation plant in Béziers. Assessment of the immediate health impact of inhalation exposure
On Monday, June 27, 2005, around 3:00 a.m., a fire broke out in a building at the SBM Formulation plant in Béziers. The plant formulates, packages, and stores plant protection products....
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Study of the health impact of oak processionary caterpillars in the Lorraine region in 2005
Given the proliferation of the oak processionary caterpillar in the Lorraine region, the objective of this study is to determine whether or not the presence of this caterpillar has any...
