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Weather data and mortality surveys in 13 major French cities. Health impacts of the August 2003 heat wave: preliminary findings and future research
During the summer of 2003, France experienced an unprecedented heat wave. This heat wave had a greater impact in large urban areas due to the urban heat island effect. Meteorological...
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Toxic risks associated with exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls. Study of the fire at the Vénizel paper mill. Response procedures, medical monitoring system, risk assessment
During the night of June 18, 2001, a fire broke out at a paper mill in the Aisne department, which housed electrical transformers containing pyralene. Since rescue workers and the...
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Outbreak of Fasciola hepatica fluke infection in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region. Spring 2002
Fasciola hepatica fluke infection is a parasitic disease whose primary reservoirs are ruminants. The infection is acquired through the ingestion of contaminated semi-aquatic plants,...
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Outbreak of Cryptosporidium gastroenteritis. Dracy-le-Fort, Saône-et-Loire (71), September 2001
On September 20, 2001, the Saône-et-Loire Departmental Directorate for Social Affairs (DDASS) was alerted by a call from SOS Médecin in Chalon-sur-Saône regarding a suspected case of...
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Tuberculosis outbreak in a migrant shelter in Paris in 2002.
During a screening campaign in a community in March 2002—where a case of tuberculosis had previously been diagnosed each year—13 cases of tuberculosis were identified, two of which...
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Outbreaks of viral gastroenteritis in nursing homes. Languedoc-Roussillon region. February–March 2006
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Investigation of a cluster of cases of the new influenza A (H1N1) 2009 at a vacation center, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, July 2009
On July 28, 2009, a cluster of influenza cases at a vacation center in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence region was reported to the InVS regional office in the South. An epidemiological and...
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Investigation of an outbreak of viral gastroenteritis at a nursing home. Var Department, April–May 2007
In May 2007, several cases of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) were reported among residents and staff at a nursing home for dependent elderly individuals (Ehpad) to the health authorities...
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Health Impact of Chlordecone Use in the French West Indies. Recommendations for Research and Public Health Initiatives. October 2009
Martinique and Guadeloupe continue to suffer from environmental pollution caused by chlordecone, an organochlorine insecticide used in banana plantations from 1973 to 1993. The...
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Assessment of vaccination coverage at 24 months of age among children born in 2004 in the Midi-Pyrénées region, based on data from the health insurance system
The assessment of vaccination coverage at the regional level needs to be improved. The feasibility of routinely estimating vaccination coverage at 24 months of age in the Midi-Pyrénées...
