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A mass foodborne illness outbreak or a case of mass hysteria?
On December 6, 1996, in the early afternoon, 15 children from an elementary school in Charente-Maritime were taken by ambulance to the emergency department of the referral hospital due...
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Regarding a mass foodborne illness outbreak caused by histamine in Brest
On Friday, October 25, 1996, the physicians in charge of the Avisos stationed in the port of Brest simultaneously treated three sailors from the same vessel. They presented with general...
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Epidemiological Situation of Typhoid Fever in Mayotte in 2017.
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2004 Vaccination Schedule. Opinion of the French High Council for Public Health, March 19, 2004
The vaccination schedule outlines the vaccinations recommended for people living in France based on their age. It therefore summarizes the "general" vaccination recommendations issued by...
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Human botulism in France, 2003–2006.
In France, between 2003 and 2006, 56 botulism outbreaks involving 96 patients were reported. Type B botulism was the most common (79% of the 68 confirmed cases). The source of the...
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Cholera cases imported into mainland France from 1973 to 2005
Travel patterns and travelers’ vulnerability are changing: an increasing number of trips, travel at both ends of the age spectrum, and tourism involving close contact with local...
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Epidemiological characteristics of human botulism in France, 2001 and 2002
Botulism is a form of food poisoning caused by a bacterial neurotoxin produced by various species of Clostridium, the most well-known of which belong to the Clostridium botulinum group....
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Outbreaks of foodborne infections in France between 1996 and 2005. Regular surveillance reports - Infectious Diseases
This article presents a summary of data on outbreaks of foodborne illness reported in France between 1996 and 2005. During this period, 5,847 foodborne illness outbreaks were reported,...
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Survey: Estimating the prevalence of occupational asbestos exposure among recent retirees (1994–1996) from the general social security system
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Regional disparities in the management of occupational diseases: the case of mesothelioma
