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Challenges in the epidemiological monitoring of employees by occupational health services in the Pays-de-la-Loire region
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Interdisciplinary management of an unexplained cluster of symptoms among staff at a school in Brittany, October 2010–June 2011. Implementation of the approach outlined in a new technical guide
In early October 2010, health authorities were called upon to "address health issues" affecting teachers at a school in Brittany: fatigue, migraines, and upper respiratory tract...
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Mortality from accidents in daily life among children under 15 years of age, MAC-15. Feasibility study in three regions of France in 2009
Accidents in daily life (ADL) are the leading cause of death among children under 15: 236 children (source: CépiDc) died from an ADL in mainland France in 2009. These mortality data do...
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Assessment of the Short- and Long-Term Health Impacts of Urban Air Pollution in the Metropolitan Areas of Montpellier, Nîmes, and Perpignan. Languedoc-Roussillon, 2007–2009
In addition to oxygen (O₂) and nitrogen (N₂), which account for about 99% of its composition, air may also contain air pollutants: particulate matter (PM), ozone (O₃), carbon monoxide...
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Excess mortality associated with the emergency evacuation of elderly residents in care facilities following the 2010 floods in the Var
On June 15, 2010, the eastern part of the Var department was hit by severe flooding. A nursing home had to carry out an emergency evacuation and relocate 140 residents to other care...
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SentASM Project: A Pilot Study on Asthma Surveillance Among Salaried Workers in Two French Regions in 2007–2008
Introduction. A pilot study was conducted in 2007–2008 to assess the feasibility of an epidemiological surveillance system for asthma based on a network of occupational physicians and to...
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Community-wide hepatitis A outbreak in the Nord department, France, 2008–2009
In 2008 and 2009, a community-based hepatitis A outbreak spread throughout the Nord department. Epidemiological surveillance helped identify the factors contributing to transmission and...
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Incidence of leptospirosis in the Caribbean. Study conducted from January 1 to December 31, 2011
Leptospirosis, a bacterial zoonosis that primarily affects tropical regions, is one of the neglected diseases of the Global South, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean: its...
