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Mercury in French Guiana: A Summary of Health Exposure and Impact Studies Conducted from 1994 to 2005
Environmental mercury contamination in French Guiana stems from gold mining activities carried out in the late 19th and 20th centuries. Studies were conducted between 1994 and 2005 to...
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Socioeconomic determinants of participation in organized colorectal cancer screening, Calvados (France), 2004–2006
Several studies have shown that an individual’s socioeconomic status influences participation in cancer screening. However, these studies were primarily based on questionnaires and were...
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Survey on High School Students’ Knowledge, Opinions, and Behaviors Regarding Human Papillomavirus (HPV), France, Alpes-Maritimes, 2009
Introduction - The availability of two new vaccines against human papillomavirus (HPV) offers significant hope for women’s health, particularly for women who have never been infected...
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A Study of Dengue Seroprevalence Among Pregnant Women in French Guiana, 2006
Introduction - Between December 2005 and June 2006, a major dengue outbreak occurred in French Guiana. A dengue seroprevalence survey was conducted to estimate the proportion of the...
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Assessment of the responsiveness of the syndromic surveillance system for heat-related effects: a pilot study in Occitanie (France) and future prospects
Data from the OSCOUR® network (Organization for Coordinated Emergency Monitoring) are used by Santé publique France as part of the Heat Wave and Health Alert System (SACS) to estimate...
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Box. Data on food contamination in Martinique and Guadeloupe: the Reso (Organochlorine Residues) surveys, 2005–2007.
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Characterization of population groups at high risk of dietary exposure to chlordecone—Guadeloupe and Martinique, 2003–2009.
Chlordecone, an organochlorine insecticide, was widely used in Martinique and Guadeloupe to control the banana weevil, leading to long-term soil contamination. This contamination has...
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First report of a dengue outbreak in a town in the interior of French Guiana: Maripasoula, France, February 2006
Introduction - An outbreak of dengue fever 2 occurred in the western municipalities of French Guiana beginning in late November 2005. An investigation was conducted in Maripasoula in...
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Surveillance of Human Salmonellosis in Mayenne (1991–1996)
Since 1987, a surveillance system for human salmonellosis has been in operation in Mayenne, involving the Departmental Health and Social Affairs Service (DDASS), clinical laboratories,...
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Molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis in the Nord department in 1995
The aim of this study is to assess the risk of tuberculosis spread in the Nord department in 1995 and to identify cases of transmission and associated risk factors by individually...
