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Evaluation of the initiative to encourage syphilis screening at anonymous and free screening clinics. Paris, May–September 2002
In Paris, at STD clinics, the number of syphilis cases has declined steadily since the 1980s. In 2000, a rise in the number of cases revealed an epidemic among gay men. To address this...
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Prevalence and Risk Factors for Hepatitis C Virus Seroconversion in a Cohort of Intravenous Drug Users in Northeastern France
The transmission of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) remains high among people who inject drugs (PWID). While harm reduction policies that promote IDUs’ access to sterile syringes and...
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Q Fever Outbreak at a Meat Processing Plant, Maine-et-Loire, February 2009
The InVS regional office in the Pays de la Loire investigated an outbreak of Q fever that occurred in Maine-et-Loire in early 2009 at a facility comprising a cattle slaughterhouse and...
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Dengue Outbreak in Saint Martin (Guadeloupe). Investigation Report
About twenty years ago, a dengue surveillance system was established in Guadeloupe and its outlying territories to detect the onset of epidemics, guide vector control efforts through...
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Estimating the Scale of the Dengue Outbreak in Martinique, 2001–2002
In order to validate and supplement the estimates of the scale of the dengue epidemic in Martinique in 2001–2002, which were based on data from the surveillance system, a dengue...
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Assessment of the health impacts of urban air pollution. Brest and Nantes. Long-term impacts
The 1999 health impact assessment in Brest and Nantes, related to chronic exposure to air pollution, is based on four steps: hazard identification, selection of exposure-risk...
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Assessment of the health impacts of urban air pollution. Toulon metropolitan area. Short- and long-term impacts
The assessment of the health impacts of air pollution on the Toulon metropolitan area, presented in this report, is fully in line with the guidelines of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur...
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Impact of the AZF factory explosion on rescue workers and employees in the Toulouse metropolitan area: preliminary findings.
The industrial disaster that occurred on September 21, 2001, in Toulouse resulted in the total or partial destruction of 1,300 facilities, affecting nearly 21,000 jobs. About five...
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The Impact of the Explosion at the AZF Factory on September 21, 2001, on the Daily Lives and Health of Toulouse Residents.
The explosion at the AZF factory on September 21, 2001, was a major industrial accident with two notable characteristics: the impact on the entire city, far beyond the industrial site,...
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The "AZF" accident in Toulouse on September 21, 2001: health consequences of exposure to environmental pollution.
The accident on September 21, 2001, at the AZF factory in Toulouse resulted in the release of pollutants into the air, water, and soil both during and after the explosion. Assessing...
