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A study of the spatial distribution of cancers potentially linked to soil contamination by organochlorine pesticides in Martinique.
For more than 20 years, organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), primarily chlordecone, were used in Martinique to control the banana weevil. Scientific uncertainties regarding the health...
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A Study of the Incidence of Leptospirosis in the Ardennes Department, France, 1996–2005
Introduction - The Ardennes department has one of the highest annual incidence rates of leptospirosis in metropolitan France. This study, conducted at the request of the Departmental...
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Carbon monoxide poisonings reported to the surveillance system, Central Region, 2006
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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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Investigation into reports of two cases of cancer at the Ruitz School
In November 2005, the mayor of the town of Ruitz (population 1,588) reported to the Pas-de-Calais Departmental Health and Social Affairs Office (DDASS) that two cases of brain cancer...
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Box. Data on food contamination in Martinique and Guadeloupe: the Reso (Organochlorine Residues) surveys, 2005–2007.
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People in their 50s are the most affected. Special Issue. Musculoskeletal Disorders: When Will We See Sustainable Prevention?
Employees over the age of 50 are particularly affected by musculoskeletal disorders. This is shown by the epidemiological surveillance conducted in the Pays-de-la-Loire region under...
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Investigation of Clustered Cases of Legionellosis in the Alpes-Maritimes, May and June 2007
In May 2007, eight cases of Legionnaires' disease were reported to the Departmental Directorate of Health and Social Affairs (DDASS) of the Alpes-Maritimes. An active case-finding...
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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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Initial Assessment of the 2007–08 Dengue Outbreak in Martinique. Special Issue. Dengue in the French Overseas Departments and Territories. Clinical and Epidemiological Aspects
