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Investigation into a suspected cluster of cancers in Draveil (Essonne)
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The Need for Complementary Environmental and Health Approaches in the Management of Contaminated Soil: The Case of Saint-Laurent-Le-Minier
The policy on the management of contaminated soil, established by the circular of February 8, 2007, emphasizes the need to address soil contamination from both environmental and health...
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The Health Effects of Environmental Exposure to Asbestos: A Summary of Studies Conducted by the InVS
Environmental exposure to asbestos, long overshadowed by the issue of occupational exposure, has a health impact that is still difficult to quantify but very real. The French Institute...
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Editorial. Special Issue. Influenza A(H1N1) 2009 in Midi-Pyrénées
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A Study of the Spatial Distribution of Cancers Potentially Linked to Soil Pollution by Organochlorine Pesticides in Martinique
For more than 20 years, organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), primarily chlordecone, were used in Martinique to control the banana weevil. Scientific uncertainties regarding the health...
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Surveillance of Influenza A(H1N1) 2009: Timeline, Objectives, and Results. Special Issue. Influenza A(H1N1) 2009 in Midi-Pyrénées
On April 22, 2009, the WHO issued an international alert regarding cases of human infection with a new influenza A(H1N1)2009 virus, initially observed in Mexico and later in the United...
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Virological Surveillance. Special Issue. Influenza A(H1N1) 2009 in the Midi-Pyrénées Region
In mainland France, virological surveillance of seasonal influenza is carried out by two National Reference Centers (CNR) for influenza viruses: one in the North region (Institut...
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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 a...
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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 the...
