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Reports of measles cases in healthcare facilities received by the CClin Paris-Nord from January 2009 to March 2011 (France).
Measles, which had become a rare disease in France, has seen its incidence rise again since 2008. Healthcare facilities are high-risk settings for transmission where vigilance has been...
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Proceedings of the Institute for Public Health Surveillance Conference. Paris, April 28–29, 2011
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Health Risks Associated with Mercury in French Guiana: Summary and Recommendations
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Mercury Exposure Among the Wayana Indigenous People of French Guiana: A Dietary Study
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Prevalence Study of Chlamydia trachomatis Infection and Associated Clinical and Biological Factors in a Population of Adolescents in Crisis, 2006–2007
A prospective prevalence study of Chlamydia trachomatis infection was conducted among adolescents experiencing school, family, and/or social difficulties at the Youth Health Center of...
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Assessment of the Health Impact of Urban Air Pollution in Six Urban Areas of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region, 2004–2006
The existence of both short- and long-term relationships between air pollution levels and various health indicators (mortality, hospitalizations, emergency room visits, etc.) has now...
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Assessment of Exposure to Soil Contaminated with Lead, Cadmium, and Arsenic in Aveyron. The Cassiopée Study (Cadmium and Arsenic in Soil: Observed Impact on an Exposed Population) – October 2008
On September 8, 2011, in Viviez (Aveyron), the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance released the final results of an assessment of the health impacts of residents’ exposure to...
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Fire at the SBM Formulation plant in Béziers. Assessment of the immediate health impact of inhalation exposure
On Monday, June 27, 2005, around 3:00 a.m., a fire broke out in a building at the SBM Formulation plant in Béziers. The plant formulates, packages, and stores plant protection products....
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A surge in appendectomies in La Désirade, Guadeloupe, August 1995–July 1996
Background: In October 1995, the island’s sole physician reported approximately 50 cases of acute appendicitis among the population of Île de la Désirade (1,605 residents) to the DDASS....
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Radon in Corsica: Assessment of Exposure and Associated Risks
The objective of this study is to estimate the number of lung cancer deaths attributable to radon in Corsica. The characterization of exposure is based on a residential measurement...
