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Use of health information systems for assessment and decision support following the explosion at the AZF factory in Toulouse on September 21, 2001.
Following the explosion at the AZF factory in Toulouse on September 21, 2001 (30 deaths, nearly 30,000 buildings destroyed or severely damaged), an assessment was conducted to formulate...
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Cluster of Legionnaires' disease cases, Montpellier, France, 2003.
Between July 31 and August 5, 2003, 12 cases of Legionnaires' disease caused by Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 (Lp1) were reported to the Hérault Departmental Directorate of Health...
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Community-acquired Legionnaires' disease outbreak, Pas-de-Calais, France, November 2003–January 2004.
This article describes the epidemiological investigation conducted following the reporting of two cases of Legionnaires' disease among residents of Harnes. The discovery of significant...
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Legionellosis: From Philadelphia to Pas-de-Calais! Editorial.
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Study of vaccination coverage following the meningococcal C vaccination campaign in the Landes, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, and Hautes-Pyrénées departments in 2002
In 2002, in the three departments of southwestern France, invasive meningococcal C infections were hyperendemic, with a rate nearly ten times higher than the national average (0.3 per...
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Study of Mercury Exposure Among the Population of Sinnamary, French Guiana, November 2001
This article presents a study conducted in French Guiana to assess mercury exposure among the population of Sinnamary living downstream of a dam and its potential health impacts. The...
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Regional inter-hospital spread of a multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strain producing the extended-spectrum beta-lactamase VEB-1, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, April 2003 to February 2004.
Numerous outbreaks of Acinetobacter baumannii (Ab) have been reported, most commonly in intensive care units, surgical wards, or among burn patients. Ab is a Gram-negative coccobacillus...
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Cluster of typhoid fever cases linked to a restaurant in Paris. October–November 2003
The incidence of typhoid fever has become very low (0.15 per 100,000) in mainland France, and more than 80% of reported cases occur upon return from travel to endemic countries. In...
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Study on the Prevalence of Three Tick-Borne Diseases in Alsace, Alsace (Tick) 2014–2015
The ALSA(CE)TIQUE study aimed to estimate the incidence of three tick-borne diseases in Alsace: Lyme disease (LD), human granulocytic anaplasmosis, and tick-borne encephalitis (TBE)....
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Identification of spatio-temporal clusters of glioblastomas and hypothyroidism in the municipalities of Salindres and Rousson (Gard)
Concerns have been raised by residents and organizations regarding the health and environmental impacts of industrial facilities in Salindres, in the Gard department. A study on quality...
