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The 2001 syphilis epidemic in Guadeloupe: a link to social vulnerability and crack use
Venereal syphilis, which has been on the decline for twenty years in developed countries, has reached low incidence rates of less than 5 per 100,000. Some of these countries, including...
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Contamination of the drinking water supply in Strasbourg and a simultaneous outbreak of gastroenteritis
On May 25, 2000, the manager of the SODEXHO restaurant at the Cité Administrative in Strasbourg and the Health and Environment Department of the Bas-Rhin DDASS noticed a suspicious...
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The relevance of an epidemiological study to assess the health consequences of radium contamination at the daycare center located at 12 Rue Chomel (7th arrondissement, Paris)
In 1998, during a radiation survey of a building that had housed a sales office for a company manufacturing items containing radium, the OPRI detected dose rates of several μSv/h in...
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Investigation into a suspected cluster of leukemia cases in the Gaillon region (Eure). Study report
In November 1997, a resident of the town of Gaillon (Eure) reported to the Eure Department of Social Affairs (DDASS) that a family member had been diagnosed with leukemia and expressed...
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Lyme Disease Surveillance Network in Alsace. March 2001–February 2003
Lyme disease, or Lyme borreliosis, is a zoonosis found throughout the Northern Hemisphere. It is by far the most common tick-borne infection in Europe. The incidence of the disease...
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Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreak in Long-Term Care Facilities. Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. September 1999–January 2000. Investigation Report
In late November 1999, the Institute for Public Health Surveillance was notified by the National Reference Center for Salmonella and Shigella of an increase in human isolates of...
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Analysis of a cluster of cancer cases at Franklin Roosevelt School in Vincennes
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Vaccination coverage in French Guiana in 2000. Trends in vaccination coverage among children and adolescents living in the coastal region between 1991 and 2000. Yellow fever vaccination coverage among the population living in the coastal region. Vaccinati
Rapid population growth, significant population movements, and difficulties in accessing healthcare in French Guiana make it essential to regularly assess vaccination coverage and...
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Experimental network for the epidemiological surveillance of musculoskeletal disorders in the Pays de la Loire region. Surveillance of carpal tunnel syndrome in the general population of Maine-et-Loire in 2002
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) encompass a range of periarticular conditions affecting the soft tissues (muscles, tendons, nerves, blood vessels, and cartilage) of the limbs and...
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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...
