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Trends in Cancer Incidence and Mortality in France from 1978 to 2000
The results presented in this report provide estimates of cancer incidence (the frequency of new cases) and mortality in France from 1978 to 2000. They serve as an updated reference to...
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Study of Mercury Exposure Among the Population of Sinnamary
The reservoir created by the Sinnamary Dam is an anoxic environment rich in organic matter, making it conducive to mercury methylation. Bioaccumulation of methylmercury has been observed...
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Organochlorine Insecticides in the Caribbean: Identification of Hazards and Toxicological Reference Values (TRVs). Current State of Knowledge
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Investigation of a cluster of Legionnaires' disease cases. Montpellier, July–August 2003
Between July 31 and August 5, 2003, 12 cases of Legionnaires' disease caused by Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 were reported to the Hérault Departmental Directorate of Health and...
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. The 2003 SARS outbreak in France. Report on the epidemiological management of SARS by the InVS
The SARS pandemic, which emerged in Asia in 2003, spread rapidly to thirty countries before subsiding within three months, thanks to drastic prevention and control measures. In France,...
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Estimation of contamination in fish that contribute most to exposure to dioxins, furans, and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls. Sampling protocol for the Somme River basin
In 2006 and 2007, 35 fish samples from the Somme River and its tributaries were analyzed to measure their concentrations of dioxins, furans, and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls....
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Assessment of health risks associated with the inhalation of volatile organic compounds, heavy metals, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the vicinity of three major emission sources in the Rhône-Alpes region
Certain areas in the Rhône-Alpes region are home to a concentration of industries, heavy road traffic, and large populations, raising questions about the health impacts of air emissions...
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Feasibility Study for the Northern General Cancer Registry. Study Report 2004–2008
As part of the government’s 2003–2007 cancer plan, a feasibility study for a cancer registry in the Nord region was conducted by the Nord Interregional Epidemiology Unit beginning in...
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Unexplained mass illness at a middle school in the Pyrénées-Orientales
In early October 2017, approximately 30 students from a middle school in the Pyrénées-Orientales were treated for suspected carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. Since initial environmental...
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Investigation of two outbreaks of respiratory symptoms at an educational and research institution in Paris (75) in 2013
In response to the sudden onset of irritative symptoms affecting a group of people in June 2013 at a public education and research institution in Paris that was under construction, an...
