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Epidemiological surveillance of childhood diabetes
Childhood diabetes is a chronic condition with significant implications for the child, their family, and healthcare professionals. The incidence of type 1 diabetes is rising: estimated...
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Assessment of the short- and long-term health impacts of air pollution in Aquitaine. The urban areas of Agen, Bayonne, Bordeaux, Pau, and Périgueux
In France, air quality management is governed by the Law on Air Quality and the Rational Use of Energy of December 30, 1996. It requires each region to establish a Regional Air Quality...
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Factors Influencing Participation in Organized Breast Cancer Screening: The FADO-sein Study
In France, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women; in 2000, it accounted for 35.7% of all new cancer cases and 20.2% of cancer deaths among women. The organized breast...
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Organized cervical cancer screening. Epidemiological evaluation of the four "pilot" departments
To date, there is no national organized cervical cancer screening program in France. Since 1990, four departments—Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Isère, and Martinique—have organized screening...
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Breast Cancer Screening. Evaluation Report on Epidemiological Monitoring. 2004 Data
In 2004, all French departments, with the exception of French Guiana, implemented the national organized screening program in accordance with the specifications of the French...
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Summary of InVS studies on the risk factors and health impacts of heat waves in urban areas using satellite data
Large cities are particularly vulnerable to heat waves due to their population density, land-use characteristics, anthropogenic heat generation (the urban heat island effect—UHI), and...
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Quantitative Evaluation of the Legionnaires' Disease Surveillance System in France in 2010
The incidence of reported legionellosis in France is estimated based on mandatory reporting (MR) and stood at 2.4 per 100,000 in 2010, with a west-to-east gradient. The objective of...
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Evaluation of the Organized Breast Cancer Screening Program in France. 2009 Results and Trends Since 2005
The national organized breast cancer screening program was rolled out nationwide in 2004. It includes a clinical examination and two mammograms per breast interpreted by a primary...
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Outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 (sorbitol-fermenting) infection linked to the consumption of ground beef. France, June–July 2011
An outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infection occurred in France in June–July 2011. Eighteen cases were identified. These cases were children aged 6 months to 10...
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Program for the Surveillance of Occupational Diseases (MCP) in France. Results of the MCP Fortnightly Reports for 2006–2007–2008
Occupational diseases are reportable in France, but spontaneous reports are very rare. In 2002, the InVS and the Occupational Health Inspectorate established a surveillance program for...
