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Incidence of leptospirosis in the Antilles. Study covering 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...
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Community-wide hepatitis A outbreak in the Nord department, 2008–2009
In 2008 and 2009, a major community-based hepatitis A outbreak, which initially affected a municipality in the Lille metropolitan area, spread widely across several districts of the...
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Assessment of the Health Impacts of Urban Air Pollution. Besançon Metropolitan Area. Short- and Long-Term Impacts
This work is part of the development of the Franche-Comté Regional Air Quality Plan (PRQA). In its guidelines, the plan reaffirms the need to improve our understanding of air pollutant...
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Feasibility of an assessment of the health impacts of urban air pollution. Montbéliard metropolitan area
As part of the Franche-Comté Regional Air Quality Plan, an assessment of the health impacts of urban air pollution was planned for the Montbéliard metropolitan area, which is...
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Surveillance system for clusters of acute lower respiratory infections in senior care facilities in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Winter season 2006–2007
In long-term care facilities for the elderly (LTCFs), a large number of cases and deaths due to acute respiratory infections (ARIs) could be prevented by improving prevention and...
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Investigation of Sick Building Syndrome in the ground-floor laboratories of the Institute of Biology at Nantes University Hospital, 2006–2008
Persistent health problems have been observed since 2006 among staff at a cancer research center and staff at other laboratories located on the same floor of the Institute of Biology...
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A Study of the Incidence of Leptospirosis in the Ardennes Department, 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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Acute carbon monoxide poisoning. Languedoc-Roussillon region. Analysis of hospital morbidity (1997–2005) and mortality (1997–2002)
The new national surveillance system has made it possible to track cases of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning on an annual basis, starting January 1, 2005. An analysis of hospital...
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Cluster of Legionnaires' disease cases, Paris-Austerlitz. July–September 2006. Investigation report
In early September 2006, the Paris Departmental Health and Social Affairs Directorate (DASS) detected a cluster of Legionnaires' disease cases in a southern district of the capital....
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Study of Cancer Mortality and Incidence in the Groundwater Use Restriction Zone Surrounding the Solvay Industrial Site in Tavaux, Jura
Background. From 1964 to 1986, the Solvay industrial complex in Tavaux (Jura) operated a landfill for chlorinated organic waste located in a clay basin. These substances gradually...
