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National Survey on the Prevalence of Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Use in Healthcare Facilities, May–June 2017: Regional Summary of Results
The 2017 National Prevalence Survey (ENP) aims to measure and describe the national and regional prevalence of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial treatments in...
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National Survey on the Prevalence of Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Use in Healthcare Facilities, May–June 2017
The 2017 National Prevalence Survey (ENP) aims to measure and describe the national and regional prevalence of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial treatments in...
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Investigation of an endemic-epidemic outbreak of scabies in a nursing home - Morbihan
Every year in France, scabies outbreaks affect several hundred facilities housing the elderly, due to the extreme contagiousness of this parasitic infection and the high susceptibility...
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Summary of investigations into clusters of salmonellosis cases linked to an excess of Salmonella isolates at Laboratory X in Paris, 1997–2002
In 1997 and 2000, four clusters of salmonellosis cases involving different serotypes that occurred in Paris—and were linked to an unusually high number of Salmonella isolates at a...
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Assessment of the residual health risk to beachgoers following the cleanup of oil from the Erika
On December 12, 1999, the tanker Erika, carrying 28,000 tons of petroleum products, sank off the coast of Brittany. The fuel oil, having leaked from the tanks, drifted at sea until...
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Outbreak of mixed-pathogen gastroenteritis linked to tap water consumption: Gourdon, Lot (46), August–September 2000
On August 23, 2000, the Departmental Directorate of Health and Social Affairs (DDASS) of Lot (46) was alerted by a general practitioner to an unusually high number of cases of...
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Surveillance of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases in the French West Indies and French Guiana: Setting Priorities by Healthcare Professionals
Infectious and parasitic diseases in the French West Indies, and even more so in French Guiana, exhibit characteristics that differ significantly from those in metropolitan France,...
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Epidemiological surveillance during the "Vie et Lumière" Romani gathering. Nevoy (Loiret), April 22–May 1, 2000
The gathering organized by the "Vie et Lumière" evangelical mission is a religious event that brings together members of the Protestant Romani community. For the past decade, this...
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Two outbreaks of salmonellosis caused by Salmonella enteritidis PT8 associated with the consumption of raw-milk Cantal cheese. Aveyron, Cantal, Lot. June–October 2001
In mid-July 2001, three biologists and a general practitioner from the Aveyron region reported to the DDASS an unusually high number of cases of Salmonella Enteritidis infection that...
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Chronic Exposure to Arsenic in Drinking Water and Health Risks: A Review of Epidemiological Data. Quantitative Assessment of Health Risks in Auvergne
Arsenic is widely found in nature. Its inorganic form has been classified as a definite human carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer since 1980. The maximum...
