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Workshops on the implementation of an Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) in French Guiana. Cayenne, February 9–11, 2004. Recommendations for defining strategies and developing the EPI action plan in French Guiana
Workshops were held from February 9 to 11, 2004, in Cayenne to support the implementation of an Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) in French Guiana. Local, national, and even...
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Management of a cluster of influenza A(H1N1)2009 cases in the specific setting of a facility for children with disabilities, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France, November 2009.
Introduction - As part of the surveillance of influenza clusters in at-risk communities, the Eastern Regional Office of the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance conducted an...
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Cluster of influenza A(H1N1)2009 cases at Jeu de Paume Elementary School, Créteil, France, June 2009.
In late May 2009, a surveillance system for clusters of influenza cases was established to assess the circulation of the A(H1N1)2009 virus in the population. On Monday, June 22, the...
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Air Pollution and Hospitalizations for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases, and for Cancers in the Étang de Berre Region, 2004–2007
The area surrounding the Étang de Berre is a densely populated region where numerous industrial facilities have been established for over 50 years. The Fos-Étang de Berre area is thus...
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Assessment of the Health Impacts of Urban Air Pollution, Metz. Trois Vallées Air Quality Protection Plan, 2011. Short- and Long-Term Impacts
This health impact study on air pollution was conducted using the InVS methodological guide. Initially requested for the Metz-Thionville metropolitan area as part of the Trois Vallées...
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Assessment of the Health Impact of Urban Air Pollution on the Nancy Metropolitan Area, 2011. Short- and Long-Term Impacts
This assessment was conducted as part of the Air Quality Protection Plan (PPA), which sets out guidelines aimed at preventing, reducing, or mitigating the effects of air pollution. It...
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Investigation of a multi-organism foodborne illness outbreak. Stade Yves du Manoir, Montpellier (France), February 2010
Objectives - On Saturday, February 20, 2010, firefighters in the Hérault department reported to the Hérault Territorial Delegation of the Regional Health Agency (DT34-ARS) that...
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Regionalization of Surveillance for Syphilis and Other STIs: Principles and Initial Results in Languedoc-Roussillon (France), 2009.
Introduction - The RésIST network brings together clinicians who volunteer to report cases of syphilis, gonorrhea, and anogenital lymphogranuloma to the French Institute for Public...
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Les Bourdenières School District in the municipality of Chenôve (population 21,300): Assessment of health risks associated with wood-preserving chemicals
As part of a campaign to measure pesticide levels in ambient air conducted in August 2007 by the French Agency for Environmental and Occupational Health Safety (Afsset) in three schools...
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Evaluation of the Prevention and Management of Acute Lower Respiratory Infections in Senior Care Facilities in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region, 2005–2008
In long-term care facilities for the elderly (Ehpa), a large number of cases and deaths due to acute respiratory infections (ARI) could be prevented through effective measures. For the...
