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Water Quality in the Lower Town of Le Havre and Sales of Medications Used to Treat Gastroenteritis—1997–2000: A Temporal Ecological Study—Appendix: Quality of Turbidity Data from Continuous Measurements
Turbidity is an optical measure of the concentration of suspended particles in water. Drinking water producers make extensive use of continuous turbidity measurements to control water...
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Investigation of an outbreak of viral gastroenteritis at a local hospital in the Var department, November–December 2007
In late December 2007, a local hospital in the Var region reported an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) cases, likely of viral origin, to the Departmental Directorate of Health and...
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Investigation of a cluster of giardiasis cases among passengers and crew on a cruise ship. Rhône Canal to Sète, September 28–October 4, 2008
On November 12, 2008, the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance was notified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of cases of giardiasis among a group of American...
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Investigation of an outbreak of viral gastroenteritis at a nursing home. Var Department, April–May 2007
In May 2007, 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 in...
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Outbreak of Fasciola hepatica fluke infection in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region. Spring 2002
Fasciola hepatica fluke infection is a parasitic disease whose primary reservoirs are ruminants. The infection is acquired through the ingestion of contaminated semi-aquatic plants, most...
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Evaluation of the 2002 Campaign to Distribute Stable Iodine Tablets to Residents Living Near the Gravelines Nuclear Power Plant, February 2003
Since 1992, French law has required the preventive distribution of stable iodine tablets in areas defined by specific emergency response plans (PPI) around nuclear power plants....
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Study of Health Risks Associated with the Operation of the Cacem Household Waste Incineration Plant (Martinique)
In Martinique, the 2002 launch of the Cacem waste-to-energy plant at the Trompeuse site in Fort-de-France raised concerns among some local residents, as well as among employees working...
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Outbreak of scarlet fever and strep throat. Hautes-Alpes and Bouches-du-Rhône, 2007
In response to an ongoing scarlet fever outbreak among children and adults at a vacation center in the Hautes-Alpes region, located in the town of Marignane (Bouches-du-Rhône), and the...
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A descriptive study of an outbreak of Lithosia quadra caterpillars that occurred during the summer of 2006. Health implications and environmental exposure, Loire-Atlantique
Following a large-scale outbreak of Lithosia quadra caterpillars in August 2006 in the Loire-Atlantique department, the Interregional Epidemiology Unit (CIRE) of the Pays de la Loire...
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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...
